Assembly Actions -
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May 24, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to labor |
Apr 01, 2015 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S4653
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S4653 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §141, Work Comp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7116
2013-2014: S2461
2015-S4653 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4653 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to directing the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint a referee to investigate, review and hear claims at each hearing part within the city of New York PURPOSE: Directs the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint and employ a referee to hear claims at each hearing part in the city of New York. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 141 of the workers' compensation law by adding a new closing paragraph. Section two is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Recently, the Workers' Compensation Board has started to utilize video conferencing more. Court reporters and judges can appear by video from
2015-S4653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4653 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 1, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to directing the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint a referee to investigate, review and hear claims at each hearing part within the city of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 141 of the workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows: THE CHAIRMAN SHALL APPOINT AND EMPLOY REFEREES TO BE PHYSICALLY PRES- ENT AT EACH HEARING PART OPERATING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TO INVESTIGATE, REVIEW AND HEAR CLAIMS AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OR DISTRICT OFFICE WHERE THE CLAIMANT RESIDES OR ELECTS TO ATTEND; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT IN THE EVENT OF THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF THE APPROPRIATE REFEREE, AND WHERE NO OTHER REFEREE IS PHYSICALLY AVAIL- ABLE TO APPEAR, A HEARING MAY BE HELD BY MEANS OF VIDEOCONFERENCE BY A REFEREE APPEARING FROM A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OR DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE HEARING. NO CLAIMANT RESIDING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE TO CROSS A BRIDGE TO TRAV- EL TO A HEARING LOCATION, UNLESS THEY OPT TO DO SO AT THEIR REQUEST. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00899-01-5
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