New York S 4373: Establishes additional procedures to be followed by industrial development agencies prior to making development loans

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S04373 Summary:

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COONEY, JACKSON, PALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1279-m, Pub Auth L

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Relates to attendance policies for employees of the metropolitan transportation authority or contractors of Nassau and Suffolk counties providing public transportation regarding time off for medical services and court appearances.

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4373

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COONEY, JACKSON,
 PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to protections
 for employees of the metropolitan transportation authority or contrac-
 tors of Nassau and Suffolk counties providing public transportation

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1279-m to read as follows:
 3 § 1279-m. Transportation carrier employee attendance policies. 1. For
 4 the purposes of this section, "employee" means a person employed by the
 5 metropolitan transportation authority, a subordinate agency, authority,
 6 or corporation of such authority, or a contractor of the counties of
 7 Nassau and Suffolk providing public transportation.
 8 2. No employee shall be subject to disciplinary action by the metro-
 9 politan transportation authority, a subordinate agency, authority, or
 10 corporation of such authority, or a contractor of the counties of Nassau
 11 and Suffolk engaged in providing public transportation for any docu-
 12 mented paid or unpaid period of absence from their position if such
 13 period of absence is directly related to the following:
 14 (a) On-duty or off-duty injury;
 15 (b) Occupationally related or non-occupationally related illness;
 16 (c) Contagious or non-contagious infection;
 17 (d) Chronic medical condition; or
 18 (e) Any appointment with a doctor, surgeon, dentist, or other licensed
 19 treatment provider in connection with the diagnosis or treatment of an
 20 on-duty or off-duty injury, occupationally related or non-occupationally
 21 related illness, contagious or non-contagious infection, and/or chronic
 22 medical condition.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05850-01-5

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 1 3. The metropolitan transportation authority, subordinate agencies,
 2 authorities, or corporations of such authority, and contractors of the
 3 counties of Nassau and Suffolk engaged in providing public transporta-
 4 tion shall not:
 5 (a) Take any actions which may inhibit the ability of an employee from
 6 seeking diagnostic and/or treatment services for any of the conditions
 7 listed in subdivision two of this section. Such actions include, but are
 8 not limited to, requiring such employees to remain at their place of
 9 residence and penalizing such employees for the purposes of preventing
 10 such employees from receiving in-person diagnostic and/or treatment
 11 services by a licensed doctor, surgeon, pharmacist, dentist, or any
 12 other licensed provider of such services;
 13 (b) Subject an employee to any disciplinary action for failure to
 14 report for duty during a state of emergency declared by the governor
 15 pursuant to executive order during which access to the interstate high-
 16 ways within the counties of Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Kings, Richmond,
 17 New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, and
 18 Ulster are restricted pursuant to an order of a law enforcement agency;
 19 (c) Apply any lateness or period of absence of an employee towards any
 20 policy on employee attendance during a state of emergency declared by
 21 the governor p