BILL NUMBER: S4463
SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing
for paid family leave following a stillbirth
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill provides for paid family leave following a stillbirth.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compen-
sation law by adding a new paragraph c to include "recovery after a
stillbirth" as a qualifying condition for family leave.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Approximately 1 in 160 births in the United states are stillbirths,
totaling about 24,000 stillborn births each year.' The CDC estimates
that over 1,200 stillbirths occur each year in New York State.' For
thousands of women in New York, stillbirth remains a tragic reality and
takes a serious mental and physical toll on expectant parents and their
family.
This legislation will give women who suffer from a stillbirth the same
protection under the law as someone who has had a live birth.Family
leave benefits would help to ensure that all women who have just given
birth will be able to seek treatment and get the care they need.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
(2023-2024) : S9427 Mayer and S2175 Kennedy/A2880 : Referred to Labor;
referred to Labor in the Assembly;
(2021- 2022): S9424 (Kennedy) Passed Senate; Referred to Labor in the
Assembly
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
On the first of January following the first of September next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all
policies or contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on
or after such date.
1 CDC statistics
2 CDC statistics