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- Referred to transportation
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Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Carl Heastie
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BILL NUMBER:S6240
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority and its subsidiary corporations who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would amend the public authorities law in regard to adding a new section 1210-b to permit employees who sustain an injury that makes them eligible for workers compensation benefits as the result of an assault sustained in the course of employment to collect an additional benefit equal to one half of the weekly workers compensation payment. This payment would exclude scheduled awards that the employee receives for the same disability.
Summary of specific provisions
§ 1 of this bill amends the public authorities law by adding section 1210-b. This section goes on to define "authority" to mean the NYC transit authority and any of its subsidiary corporations, including the Manhattan and Bronx surface operation authority. This section defines "employee" to mean any officer or employee of the authority.
Subsection 2 states that any employees who sustain an injury that makes them eligible for workers compensation benefits as the result of an assault sustained in the course of employment shall be entitled, in addition to any worker's compensation payment and any other benefit received by the employee owing to such disability whether pursuant to law or contract, to a disability benefit payment equal to one half of the weekly workers' compensation payment, excluding scheduled awards that the employee receives for the same disability. Such disability payment shall be made by the authority bi-weekly and shall continue for so long as the employee receives a workers' compensation payment for the same disability. The benefits provided for in this section shall not be deemed to offset or reduce any other payment to which the employee is otherwise entitled.
Justification
Employees that are involved in incidents of assault while on duty at the New York City Transit Authority should be compensated for the harm incurred in the service of their employer. Employees should not be economically punished for being assaulted while working at the New York City Transit Authority.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE & LOCAL.GOVERNMENTS:
de minimus.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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