New York A 10811: Grants family leave benefits to persons who perform artistic and cultural work

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A10811 Summary:

BILL NOA10811 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSR

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Amd §203, Work Comp L

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Grants family leave benefits to persons who perform artistic and cultural work, including but not limited to, artistic and performing personnel, creative and design personnel, technical and production personnel, and front-of-house support personnel engaged in the production or operation of live theatrical or artistic performances.

Go to top A10811 Actions:

BILL NOA10811 

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04/01/2026referred to labor

05/12/2026reported referred to codes

05/28/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA10811 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:05/12/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoAyeDiPietroExcused

RozicAyeMorinelloAye

SteckAyeDeStefanoAye

CruzAyeGiglioAye

ReyesAyeSlaterAye

RamosAyeNorberAye

JacobsonAyeSempolinskiAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

AndersonAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookExcusedReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

BoresExcused

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA10811 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10811 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10811

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to family
 leave for persons who perform artistic and culture work

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

 1 Section 1. Section 203 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by
 2 chapter 72 of the laws of 2026, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 203. Employees eligible for benefits under section two hundred four
 4 of this article. (a) Employees in employment of a covered employer for
 5 four or more consecutive weeks and employees in employment during the
 6 work period usual to and available during such four or more consecutive
 7 weeks in any trade or business in which they are regularly employed and
 8 in which hiring from day to day of such employees is the usual employ-
 9 ment practice shall be eligible for disability benefits as provided in
 10 section two hundred four of this article. Employees in employment of a
 11 covered employer for twenty-six or more consecutive weeks and employees
 12 in employment during the work period usual to and available during such
 13 twenty-six or more consecutive weeks in any trade or business in which
 14 they are regularly employed and in which hiring from day to day of such
 15 employees is the usual employment practice shall be eligible for family
 16 leave benefits as provided in section two hundred four of this article.
 17 For purposes of this article, [construction] employees who perform
 18 activities listed in subdivision (b) of this section shall be eligible
 19 for family leave benefits with the covered employer immediately preced-
 20 ing the period of family leave if the employee was in employment and
 21 worked the employer's normal work week for at least twenty-six of the
 22 last thirty-nine weeks with any covered employer which is signatory to a
 23 collective bargaining agreement. Every such employee shall continue to
 24 be eligible for family leave benefits only during employment with a
 25 covered employer. Every such employee shall continue to be eligible for
 26 disability benefits during such employment and for a period of four
 27 weeks after such employment terminates regardless of whether the employ-
 28 ee performs any work for remuneration or profit in non-covered employ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15163-01-6

 A. 10811 2

 1 ment. If during such four week period the employee performs any work for
 2