STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9635 IN ASSEMBLY March 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing family leave to persons recovering from a birth 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, for a family member of the employee made necessary 7 by a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with 8 the employee's child during the first twelve months after the child's 9 birth, or the first twelve months after the placement of the child for 10 adoption or foster care with the employee; or (c) to recover from a 11 birth; or (d) to recover from a diagnosed case of postpartum depression; 12 or (e) because of any qualifying exigency as interpreted under the fami- 13 ly and medical leave act, 29 U.S.C.S § 2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. 14 S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out of the fact that the spouse, domestic 15 partner, child, or parent of the employee is on active duty (or has been 16 notified of an impending call or order to active duty) in the armed 17 forces of the United States. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14905-01-4