N.Y. Workers’ Compensation Law 212-A – Notwithstanding the definition of “employer” and “employment” set forth in section two hundred one of this article and the requirement fo…
§ 212-a. Notwithstanding the definition of "employer" and "employment" set forth in section two hundred one of this article and the requirement for insurance policies to offer both disability and family leave coverage set forth in two hundred twenty six of this article, the state, any political subdivision of the state, a public authority or any other governmental agency or instrumentality, may elect to become a covered employer solely for the purpose of family leave benefits. Coverage for family leave benefits may be secured by a public employer, as that term is defined in subdivision one of section two hundred twelve-b of this article, as permitted by this article, including as applicable section two hundred eleven, subdivision four of section fifty, or section eighty-eight-c. The provider of family leave coverage for such public employees shall be exempt from the requirement that insurance policies offer both disability and family leave benefits in section two hundred twenty-six of this article.
Terms Used In N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 212-A
- Benefits: means the money allowances during disability payable to an employee who is eligible to receive such benefits, as provided in this article. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 201
- Family leave: shall mean any leave taken by an employee from work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or psychological care, for a family member of the employee made necessary by a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with the employee's child during the first twelve months after the child's birth, or the first twelve months after the placement of the child for adoption or foster care with the employee; or (c) because of any qualifying exigency as interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29 U. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 201