New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A84: Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits
Status: Chaptered, January 16, 2026
Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits.
What the bill says
An act to amend the workers' compensation law and the insurance law, in relation to increasing short-term disability benefits.
From the introduced text, December 20, 2024:
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law and the insurance law, in relation to increasing short-term disability benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 200 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by section 1 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: § 200. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "disability [benefits law] and [the] paid family leave benefits law." § 2. Subdivisions 14, and 22 of section 201 of the workers' compensation law, subdivision 14 as amended and subdivisions 15 and 22 as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows: 14. "A day of disability" means any day on which the employee was prevented from performing work because of disability[, including any day which the employee uses for family leave,] and for which the employee has not received [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S regular remuneration. 15. "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 …
Sponsors
- Michaelle Solages (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Harry Bronson (D, 138)
- Amato, Stacey Pheffer (I, 23)
- Hermelyn, Rodneyse Bichotte (I, 42)
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92)
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Ron Kim (D, 40)
- Deborah Glick (D, 66)
- Rebecca Seawright (D, 76)
Latest actions
- : ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
- : REFERRED TO LABOR
- : SIGNED CHAP.96
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.38
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A433
- : REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Subjects: Workers' Compensation Law
Common questions
- What is A84?
- A84 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits.
- What does A84 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the workers' compensation law and the insurance law, in relation to increasing short-term disability benefits.
- What is the status of A84?
- Chaptered as of January 16, 2026. Latest action: ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN (January 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A84?
- Michaelle Solages (D, 22), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A84?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A84
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