A9770-2011 Actions

• Apr 2, 2012: referred to labor

A9770-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    9770

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                April 2, 2012
                                 ___________

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

  AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to volunteer firefighters and
    emergency medical services personnel job protection

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 207-b to
  read as follows:

    S 207-B. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND AMBULANCE WORKER JOB PROTECTION. 1.
  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY EMPLOYER OR  HIS  OR  HER  DULY  AUTHORIZED
  AGENT  TO  DISCHARGE  OR  IN  ANY  OTHER  MANNER DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN
  EMPLOYEE AS TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE HE OR SHE HAS RESPONDED  TO
  AN  EMERGENCY  WHEN ACTING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER AMBU-
  LANCE WORKER.
    2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

    (A) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS  DEFINED  IN
  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT
  LAW; AND
    (B) VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  DEFINED
  IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS'
  BENEFIT LAW.
    3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  "RESPONDING  TO  AN  EMERGENCY"
  SHALL MEAN:

    (A)  WHEN A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER PARTICIPATES IN NECESSARY TRAVEL TO,
  WORKING AT, AND NECESSARY TRAVEL RETURNING FROM A FIRE, ALARM  OF  FIRE,
  HAZARDOUS  MATERIAL INCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY TO WHICH HIS OR HER FIRE
  DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY, ANY UNIT  THEREOF,  EITHER  HAS  RESPONDED  OR
  WOULD  BE  REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED TO RESPOND, INCLUDING NECESSARY TRAVEL
  DURING SUCH WORK OR INCIDENTAL THERETO; OR
    (B) WHEN A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER PARTICIPATES IN NECESSARY TRAVEL
  TO, WORKING AT, AND NECESSARY TRAVEL RETURNING FROM AN  ACCIDENT,  ALARM
  OF  ACCIDENT,  OR  OTHER  DUTY TO WHICH HIS OR HER AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT,
  AMBULANCE COMPANY, OR ANY UNIT THEREOF, EITHER HAS RESPONDED OR WOULD BE
  REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED TO RESPOND,  INCLUDING  NECESSARY  TRAVEL  DURING
  SUCH WORK OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15225-01-2