New York S 3954: Classifies worksite employees of professional employers as employees of the professional employer for certain insurance purposes

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

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3954

Sponsors: Jessica Ramos

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Classifies worksite employees of professional employers as employees of the professional employer for certain insurance purposes.

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3954

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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 the classification of
 certain worksite employees as employees of a professional employer

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 922 of the labor
 2 law, as added by chapter 565 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (b) Worksite employees are [not] automatically deemed pursuant to this
 5 section to be employees of the professional employer organization for
 6 purposes of general liability, insurance, automobile insurance, fidelity
 7 bonds, surety bonds, employer's liability which is not covered by work-
 8 ers' compensation, or liquor liability insurance carried by the profes-
 9 sional employer organization unless the worksite employees are included
 10 by specific reference in the professional employer agreement and appli-
 11 cable prearranged employment contract, insurance contract or bond.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08525-01-5

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