Provides that non-profit organizations, certain governmental entities and certain Indian tribes which are liable for unemployment insurance payments in lieu of contributions shall only be liable for fifty percent of payments for benefits to claimants that were a result of the closure of such employer or a reduction in the workforce of the employer for reasons related to COVID-19.
Sponsored bills
Extends the excelsior jobs program and certain incentives for medical equipment projects within such program.
Expands eligibility to the site preparation credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit.
Provides for paid family leave after a stillbirth.
Requires a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system be provided at the time of dispensing an opioid prescription at no cost to the ultimate user of such prescribed opioid.
Requires electronic cigarettes and e-liquid products to be sold in separate specific locations where only persons of at least twenty-one years of age are allowed to enter.
Directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of general services, to conduct a study on the use of solid antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in the construction of public buildings.
Provides employers with a tax credit in an amount not to exceed 20% of expenses incurred in providing day care services to the children and wards of its employees and in training persons employed by the taxpayer or a third party provider rendering such services; provides that to receive such credit the facility or program rendering day care services must be licensed.
Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to be deposited in the New York state agency trust fund, distressed provider assistance account.
Establishes the New York state volunteer first responder loan forgiveness incentive program for the purpose of attracting and retaining volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer firefighters in the state.