Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
S 8181 extends the September 11th Worker Protection Task Force Act, which supports workers involved in 9/11 cleanup and related health monitoring. The bill changes the act’s expiration date from June 10, 2025, to June 10, 2030, ensuring continued operations. It directly affects workers who participated in 9/11 recovery efforts and their healthcare monitoring programs. The key provision is a simple extension of the task force’s legal authority without altering its core functions.
Provides that no provision of section eighty of the civil service law shall modify, replace or supersede any provision of a collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater rights than required by such section.
Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county.
This bill restores a 20-year service requirement for full retirement benefits for New York City corrections officers and sanitation workers who were previously subject to a 22-year rule. It amends the retirement law to specify that these workers (classified as "New York city uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan members") qualify for normal retirement benefits after 20 years of service, rather than 22 years. The key mechanism is updating specific sections of the retirement law to replace the 22-year threshold with 20 years for these occupations. This change directly affects current and future city workers in these roles, allowing them to retire with full benefits after two decades of service. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Relates to eligibility for classification as permanent total disability; includes inability to perform the full range of sedentary work or approval for federal social security disability benefits as a result of a compensable accident or occupational disease as constituting permanent total disability.
This bill extends the expiration date for disability benefits under New York's volunteer firefighters' benefit law for heart-related conditions. It specifically updates the effective period of provisions covering firefighters disabled by heart disease or coronary artery issues, moving the end date from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2030. The change directly affects volunteer firefighters who qualify for these disability benefits due to qualifying heart conditions. The bill does not alter eligibility criteria or benefit amounts - it only prolongs the current law's validity.
This bill extends the expiration date for self-employment assistance program provisions from December 7, 2025, to December 7, 2027. It directly affects individuals participating in New York's self-employment assistance programs, which help people start small businesses or become self-employed. The key mechanism is amending the existing law to delay the program's automatic termination by two years. The extension applies to specific sections of the law governing these programs, ensuring continued eligibility for participants through 2027.
Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants; authorizes covered individuals to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any employer or persons alleged to have violated such prohibition.
Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt in the counties of Nassau, Putnam, Suffolk, and Westchester, and in the city of New York.
