New York S 2095: Relates to a leave of absence for military spouses

Status: REFERRED TO LABOR (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 2095

Sponsors: Robert Ortt, Peter Oberacker

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S02095 Summary:

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Relates to a leave of absence for military spouses; removes the requirement that leave be used when a person's spouse is on leave while deployed to a combat theater or combat zone of operations.

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2095

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to a leave of absence for
 military spouses

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

 1 Section 1. Section 202-i of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. The spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States,
 4 national guard or reserves who has been deployed, shall be allowed up to
 5 ten days unpaid leave by their employer. Such leave shall only be used
 6 when such person's spouse is on leave from the armed forces of the
 7 United States, national guard, or reserves after having been deployed
 8 for a period of no less than one hundred twenty days.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00997-01-5

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