New York A 746: Establishes unpaid leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation under the state's human rights law

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A00746 Summary:

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Establishes unpaid leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation under the state's human rights law.

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 746

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK, REYES -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unpaid leave of
 absence as a reasonable accommodation under the state's human rights
 law

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 21-e of section 292 of the executive law, as
 2 amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 21-e. (a) The term "reasonable accommodation" means actions taken
 5 which permit an employee, prospective employee or member with a disabil-
 6 ity, or a pregnancy-related condition, to perform in a reasonable manner
 7 the activities involved in the job or occupation sought or held and
 8 include, but are not limited to, provision of an accessible worksite,
 9 acquisition or modification of equipment, support services for persons
 10 with impaired hearing or vision, job restructuring and modified work
 11 schedules; provided, however, that such actions do not impose an undue
 12 hardship on the business, program or enterprise of the entity from which
 13 action is requested.
 14 (b) The term "reasonable accommodation" shall also mean an unpaid
 15 leave of absence to allow an employee to recover from an episodic
 16 manifestation of a disability, provided that the employee provides the
 17 employer with medical certification that such leave of absence is
 18 medically necessary for that purpose and advises the employer of the
 19 approximate date the employee will be able to return to work. An indefi-
 20 nite leave of absence is not permissible under this subdivision.
 21 (c) To determine the appropriate reasonable accommodation, it may be
 22 necessary for the covered entity to initiate an informal, interactive
 23 process with the individual with a disability in need of accommodation

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02397-01-5

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 1 aimed at defining the employee's precise needs and minimizing any impact
 2 of the accommodation on the employee's work. This process should identi-
 3 fy the precise limitations resulting from the disability and potential
 4 reasonable accommodations that could overcome those limitations, includ-
 5 ing the length of any leave of absence provided for in paragraph (b) of
 6 this subdivision. As part of the interactive process, consistent with
 7 the purpose of the interactive process, and to facilitate agreement
 8 between the employer and the employee as to the reasonable accommo-
 9 dation, the employer may request (1) to have the employee's physician
 10 respond in a reasonable time to a reasonable number of non-burdensome
 11 questions concerning the employee's medical condition or (2) be examined
 12 by a medical doctor of the employer's choosing.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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