What's happening
This bill raises the age and expands criteria for injured workers whose future wage increases must be considered in compensation calculations.
Why it matters
Expanding protections to older workers. By raising the age limit from 25 to 35, the bill recognizes that many workers continue to experience career growth and wage increases well into their 30s, ensuring fairer compensation for those whose earnings have not yet peaked when injured.
Including apprentices in compensation considerations. The bill mandates that workers accepted into or enrolled in state-approved apprenticeship programs are also considered for future wage increases, supporting young tradespeople or those entering new skilled careers.
Strengthening worker rights by making consideration of future raises mandatory. Changing the language from "may" to "shall" requires that anticipated wage growth be factored into compensation calculations, reducing subjectivity and potential disparities in how injured workers' benefits are determined.
Potential impact on employer costs and insurance premiums. By increasing the number of workers eligible for higher compensation calculations, the bill could lead to higher workers’ compensation payouts, which may affect employer insurance costs and broader labor market dynamics.
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Boost Injury Wage Calculations
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- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Boost Payouts for Injured Workers
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Diane J. Savino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5417
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to weekly wages basis of compensation for certain injured employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 14 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 730 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
5. If it be established that the injured employee was under the age of [twenty-five] thirty-five when injured, or was accepted to or enrolled in an apprenticeship training program approved by the commissioner of labor pursuant to article twenty-three of the labor law, and that under normal conditions his or her wages would be expected to increase, that fact [may] shall be considered in arriving at his or her average weekly wages.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04772-01-9
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