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A 5571: Relates to family leave; includes being called to active duty within the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, or any other U.S. territory.
What A 5571 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the workers' compensation law to provide employees with paid time off and leave. Under the new law, covered employers cannot require employees to use paid time off or accrued time before taking family leave. Family leave is defined as time taken to care for a family member with a serious health condition, bond with a new child, or due to a qualifying exigency related to a family member's military service. This law takes effect immediately, providing employees with more flexible and protected leave options.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5571
- What is the current status of A 5571?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5571 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to labor".
- Did A 5571 pass?
- Not yet. A 5571 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5571, and where is it now?
- A 5571 was authored by Asm. Kwani O'Pharrow. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 391 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5571 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to family leave The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new 2 section 203-d to read as follows: 3 § 203-d. Paid time off and leave use under a covered employer. Under 4 no circumstances may a covered employer require an employee use paid 5 time off or any other accrued time before using or being eligible to use 6 family leave as defined in subdivision fifteen of section two hundred 7 one of this article. 8 § 2. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compensation law, 9 as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave taken by an employee from 12 work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or 13 psychological care, for a family member of the employee made necessary 14 by a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with 15 the employee's child during the first twelve months after the child's 16 birth, or the first twelve months after the placement of the child for 17 adoption or foster care with the employee; or (c) because of any quali- 18 fying exigency as interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29 19 U.S.C.S § 2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out 20 of the fact that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the 21 employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or 22 order to active duty) in the armed forces of the United States, which 23 includes being called to active duty within the contiguous United 24 States, Hawaii, Alaska, or any U.S. territory. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05021-01-5
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