Bill Text: NY A08287 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8287 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the designation of workers' compensation coverage for certain employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to labor [A08287 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08287-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8287
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 10, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Labor
       AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the desig-
         nation of coverage for certain employees
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new
    2  section 138 to read as follows:
    3    S 138. COVERAGE. EACH EMPLOYER AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION  TWO  OF  THIS
    4  CHAPTER,  OR  THE BOARD, SHALL DESIGNATE THE EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM COVERAGE
    5  IS TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS CHAPTER AND NO INSURANCE CARRIER AS DEFINED
    6  IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL MAKE  SUCH  A
    7  DETERMINATION,  NOR  SHALL ANY SUCH INSURANCE CARRIER BASE ITS PREMIUMS,
    8  IN WHOLE OR IN PART, ON THE REMUNERATION PAID TO  ANY  PERSON  WHOM  THE
    9  EMPLOYER  OR  THE BOARD HAS NOT DESIGNATED FOR COVERAGE UNDER AN EMPLOY-
   10  ER'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE POLICY.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION
   11  SHALL  ALTER  AN  EMPLOYER'S OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
   12  COVERAGE TO ITS EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY SUCH EMPLOYER  OR  THE  BOARD
   13  PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER LAW, NOR SHALL THIS
   14  SECTION  RELEASE  ANY EMPLOYER FROM THE PENALTIES ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS
   15  CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER CHAPTER FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF
   16  THIS CHAPTER.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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