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A 8132: Defines temporary total disability as the injured employee's inability to perform such employee's pre-injury employment duties or any modified employment offered by the employer that is consistent with such employee's disability.
What A 8132 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to amend the workers' compensation law to define temporary total disability. The law states that in cases of temporary total disability, an injured employee's inability to perform their pre-injury employment duties or a modified employment offer by the employer, the employee shall receive sixty-six and two-thirds percent of their average weekly wages. This provision applies to the continuance of temporary total disability, except as otherwise provided in the chapter. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8132
- What is the current status of A 8132?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8132 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 8132 pass?
- Not yet. A 8132 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8132, and where is it now?
- A 8132 was authored by Asm. Harry Bronson with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| May. 01, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 1, 2025 · 209 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8132 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, JACOBSON, REYES, COLTON, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to defining temporary total disability The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 15 of the workers' compensation 2 law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 2. Temporary total disability. In case of temporary total disability, 5 which shall consist of the injured employee's inability to perform such 6 employee's pre-injury employment duties or any modified employment 7 offered by the employer that is consistent with such employee's disabil- 8 ity, sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly wages 9 shall be paid to the employee during the continuance thereof, except as 10 otherwise provided in this chapter. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06521-01-5
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