What's happening
This bill requires New York to provide businesses with annual guides on best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers.
Why it matters
Aims to improve workforce stability. by helping employers understand and address the needs of employees who are informal caregivers, potentially reducing turnover and absenteeism linked to caregiving responsibilities.
Mandates annual updates and collaboration. with community organizations representing caregivers, ensuring that the guidance reflects current best practices and real-world caregiver challenges.
Increases accessibility and awareness. by requiring the guide to be distributed both online and during the business certification/licensure process, making it more likely that employers will see and use these resources.
Signals state recognition of caregiving challenges. in the workplace, potentially leading to broader policy changes or enhanced support for informal caregivers in the future.
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Support Guides for Caregivers
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Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.309
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–1
- 3rd reading cal.1622
- Substituted for S8739
- Referred to aging
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.300
- Advanced to third reading cal.512
- Reported
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- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to aging
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Support Working Caregivers
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Luis R. Sepúlveda
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3958
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 224 to read as follows:
§ 224. Informal caregivers in the workplace program. 1. The office shall, in conjunction with the department of labor, and in consultation with community based organizations representing the interests of informal caregivers around the state, develop and update on a yearly basis a guide for businesses in the state that contains current best practices for retaining employees who are also informal caregivers and information for supporting such employees so they can achieve effectiveness both in and out of the workplace.
2. Such guide shall be available on the websites of the office, the department of labor and the department of state. Businesses that obtain certification or licensure from the department of labor or department of state shall be provided with a link to the guide provided for in subdivision one of this section, or a paper copy upon request, when the business applies for such certification or licensure. A nominal fee may be charged for paper copies provided to individuals who are not business owners.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03440-01-7
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