New York S 2313: Relates to a leave of absence for veterans on Veterans Day

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S02313 Summary:

BILL NOS02313 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05674

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SPONSORORTT

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COSPNSROBERACKER, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §202-n, Lab L

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Establishes a leave of absence for veterans on Veterans Day, November 11th.

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BILL NOS02313 

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2313

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a leave of
 absence for veterans

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-n to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 202-n. Leave of absence for veterans. 1. Any person may request and
 4 shall be granted a leave of absence from their employer on Veterans Day,
 5 November eleventh, if such person qualifies as a veteran under this
 6 section unless the employer determines that the person's absence would
 7 impose an undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business as
 8 defined by paragraph (d) of subdivision ten of section two hundred nine-
 9 ty-six of the executive law.
 10 2. Subdivision one of this section shall apply only when the employer
 11 has previously received written documentation identifying the person as
 12 a veteran on or before October fifteenth of the same year such leave is
 13 being requested.
 14 3. The entire period of the authorized leave of absence granted pursu-
 15 ant to this section shall either be unpaid excused leave for persons who
 16 are subject to the overtime provisions of this chapter, the federal fair
 17 labor standards act and regulations promulgated thereunder, or may
 18 otherwise be charged against any other leave to which such person is
 19 entitled, as determined by the person.
 20 4. Nothing set forth in this section shall be construed to impede,
 21 infringe or diminish the rights and benefits which accrue to employees
 22 through bona fide collective bargaining agreements, or otherwise dimin-
 23 ish the integrity of the existing collective bargaining relationship.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05397-01-5

 S. 2313 2

 1 5. For the purposes of this section, the term "veteran" shall mean a
 2 member of the armed forces of the United States who was honorably
 3 discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such service,
 4 who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
 5 permanent residence in the United States and who is a resident of the
 6 state of New York at the time of application for leave.
 7 6. This section shall not apply to any individual covered by section
 8 sixty-three of the public officers law.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of October next succeed-
 10 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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