Authorizes the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision to declare a staffing emergency when certain conditions are met; provides that eligible employees may request up to three days of non-cumulative workforce stabilization leave per calendar month during a qualifying emergency period; provides that an eligible employee shall receive alternative compensation if they are unable to utilize their workforce stabilization leave due to operational necessity or if such leave is denied.
Provides for prior service credit for county fire marshals in the county of Nassau for service as a forest ranger I, forest ranger II, forest ranger III, assistant superintendent of forest fire control, or any successor titles or new titles in the forest ranger title series in the department of environmental conservation, as a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, as a park police officer trainee, park police office, sergeant park police, lieutenant park police, major park police, or any successor titles or new titles in the park police title series in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation or other state park authority or commission, as a member of the capital police force in the office of general services, as a fire protection specialist trainee 2, fire protection specialist trainee 1, fire protection specialist 1, fire protection specialist 2, fire protection specialist 3, or any successor titles or new titles in the fire protection specialist title series of the division of homeland security and emergency services, as an airport firefighter apprentice, airport firefighter I, airport firefighter II, airport firefighter III or training and safety officer in the division of military and naval affairs, or as a uniformed court officer or peace officer employed by the unified court system.
This bill creates a legal presumption that lung diseases affecting Nassau County fire marshals and related personnel were caused by their work duties. Under this new rule, if a firefighter who passed a clean physical exam upon hiring develops a lung condition, the law assumes the illness is job-related unless the employee can prove otherwise. The Nassau County government would be responsible for covering all costs associated with this change, which could include increased disability benefits, and these expenses could be spread out over ten years. The legislation takes effect immediately and is designed to streamline the process for these specific employees seeking retirement or disability status due to respiratory health issues.
This bill modifies the pension rules for members of the New York City Fire Department to introduce annual escalation payments for their retirement benefits. Under the new provisions, eligible retirees will receive yearly increases to their benefits, capped at a maximum of three percent or the actual change in the cost-of-living index, whichever is lower. The legislation also ensures that deferred retirement benefits receive full escalation rates until they are paid out, while preventing benefit reductions below the initial amount even if inflation decreases. These changes apply immediately to the administrative code governing the department's pension fund.
Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization either where such bona fide labor organization is actively representing employees providing services covered by the organization seeking such grant funding or upon notice by a bona fide labor organization that is attempting to represent employees who will provide services to the organization seeking such grant funding; relates to prevailing wage requirements for not-for-profit theaters and payment of their employees on productions funded by the New York state council on the arts or arts agencies of localities.
Requires that the average annual wage and average weekly wage of the state of New York, which determine the maximum cap for unemployment insurance benefits, be adjusted for inflation each year.
Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment unless it is established that such employee was grossly negligent in providing such first aid or emergency treatment.
Requires employment entities to engage in cooperative dialogue with persons requesting reasonable accommodations, or who such employment entities reasonably should have known may require such reasonable accommodations, due to disability, religion, or status as a victim of domestic violence.
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Requires a payroll services business to compile and provide annual wage and tax statements and/or year-end forms to clients without additional cost or delay.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
