state_legiscan_drain · NY
Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing.
March 12, 2025
Summary
If enacted, this bill would prohibit insurance carriers and employers from withholding workers' compensation benefits from injured workers solely because the worker has not sought alternative employment that their injury does not preclude. It protects injured workers' benefits from being terminated or reduced based on a voluntary withdrawal from the labor market claim. This bill primarily affects workers' compensation insurers and employers in New York.
Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6376
Common questions
- What does "Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing." cover?
- If enacted, this bill would prohibit insurance carriers and employers from withholding workers' compensation benefits from injured workers solely because…
- When was it published?
- It was published on March 12, 2025.