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Family Care Leave
State: New York
Subject: Paid Family Leave, Job-Protected Leave, Same Sex Partners and Leave
Bill: A.B. 6289
Sponsor: Nolan (D)
Date Introduced: 03/11/2011, carried over to 2012 session.
Referred to the Assembly Committee on Labor: 03/11/2011
Summary:
Expands the state workers’ compensation and temporary disability insurance fund to provide benefits for family care, defined as care of a family member made necessary by a serious health condition or care for a new child. “Family member” is defined as a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandchild, grandparent or parent of a spouse or domestic partner. Leave taken under the family care program is job-protected for workers in businesses with 25 or more employees, and employers may not retaliate against workers who take the leave.
Creates a Family Care Advisory Council to monitor the program.
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