What's happening
This bill prohibits employers from funding any portion of the paid family leave benefit or its administrative costs.
Why it matters
Shifts all paid family leave funding to employees. By prohibiting employers from funding any part of paid family leave benefits or their administration, this bill ensures the entire cost burden falls on employees, potentially affecting paycheck deductions.
Impacts employer costs and business planning. Employers would be relieved from any direct financial responsibility related to paid family leave, which could make compliance simpler and more predictable for businesses, but may also influence workplace benefits and hiring policies.
May affect the sustainability and perception of the paid family leave program. Relying solely on employee contributions could raise questions about the long-term adequacy of funding and could make the program less popular among workers if payroll deductions increase.
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Stop Employers Funding Leave Costs
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 108
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to labor
- Print number 8026b
- Amend and recommit to labor
- Print number 8026a
- Amend and recommit to labor
- Referred to labor
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.
Stop Employer Paid Leave Fees
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Fredrick J. Akshar II
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8026--B
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to prohibiting any funding of the administrative costs of the state's paid family leave program by employers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 209 of the workers' compensation law, as added by section 10 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Family leave benefits. On June first, two thousand seventeen and annually thereafter on September first, the superintendent of financial services shall set the maximum employee contribution, using sound actuarial principles and the reports provided in section two hundred eight of this article. No employer shall be required to fund any portion of the family leave benefit or any administrative costs associated with such benefit.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04279-05-7
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