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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A5931
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2019-A5931 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A5931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5931 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to prohibiting a diminution of certain employee benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new article 4 to read as follows: ARTICLE IV EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS SECTION 401. PROHIBITION AGAINST DIMINUTION OF BENEFITS. § 401. PROHIBITION AGAINST DIMINUTION OF BENEFITS. ANY OTHER PROVISION OF ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT DIMINISH THE BENEFITS GRANTED A PARTICIPANT, OR FOR WHICH SUCH PARTIC- IPANT IS ELIGIBLE, UNDER AN EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN AS SUCH PLAN WAS IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF THE RETIREMENT OF SUCH PARTICIPANT, AND WHICH APPLIED TO SUCH PARTICIPANT. ANY REDUCTION IN SUCH PLAN OR BENE- FITS TO SUCH PARTICIPANT IS HEREBY DECLARED NULL AND VOID AS AGAINST STATE POLICY. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. THE TERMS "EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN" AND "WELFARE PLAN" HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 1002 OF SUBTITLE A OF SUBCHAPTER I OF CHAPTER 18 OF USC TITLE 29. 2. "EMPLOYER" MEANS ANY PERSON ACTING DIRECTLY AS AN EMPLOYER, OR INDIRECTLY IN THE INTEREST OF AN EMPLOYER, IN RELATION TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN; AND INCLUDES A GROUP OR ASSOCIATION OF EMPLOYERS ACTING FOR AN EMPLOYER IN SUCH CAPACITY. THE TERM EMPLOYER INCLUDES WITHOUT RESTRICTION ANY EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, AND PUBLIC, PRIVATE, OR NOT FOR PROFIT ENTITY OR ENTITIES, INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ENTITIES OR INDIVIDUALS DOING BUSINESS AS, WHICH ARE ENGAGED IN ANY TRADE OR OCCUPATION WHICH EMPLOYS EMPLOYEES IN THIS STATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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