New York Assembly Bill 838 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to labor
Pending: Assembly Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available pursuant to the workers' compensation law and, in addition, shall permit such employee to pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity; clarifies that workers' compensation should be exclusive remedy except when the employee suffers personal injury as a result of a sexual offense committed by a co-worker.

Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available pursuant to the workers' compensation law and, in addition, shall permit such employee to pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity; clarifies that workers' compensation should be exclusive remedy except when the employee suffers personal injury as a result of a sexual offense committed by a co-worker.

Asm. Micah Kellner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-04	Assembly	referred to labor
2011-01-05	Assembly	referred to labor

S01227 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO LABOR

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00838&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00838&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A00838