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A 4019: Allows attendance at individualized education program (IEP) meetings to be covered under paid family leave.
What A 4019 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide employees with additional protections under the workers' compensation law. It expands the definition of "family leave" to include situations such as caring for a family member with a serious health condition, bonding with a new child, and supporting a family member on active duty in the military. This leave can be taken without fear of job loss or penalty, and employees are entitled to up to three hours of paid time off for individualized education program (IEP) meetings. The law takes effect immediately, providing employees with greater security and support in these situations.
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 349 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4019 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to paid fami- ly leave and individualized education program (IEP) meetings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compensation 2 law, as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave taken by an employee from 5 work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or 6 psychological care and individualized education program (IEP) meetings, 7 for a family member of the employee made necessary by a serious health 8 condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with the employee's child 9 during the first twelve months after the child's birth, or the first 10 twelve months after the placement of the child for adoption or foster 11 care with the employee; or (c) because of any qualifying exigency as 12 interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29 U.S.C.S § 13 2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out of the fact 14 that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the employee is 15 on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to 16 active duty) in the armed forces of the United States. For purposes of 17 this subdivision, care for a family member of the employee made neces- 18 sary by a serious health condition shall include up to three hours of 19 attendance for each individualized education program (IEP) meeting. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06193-01-5
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