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employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing.
May 16, 2025
Summary
If enacted, this bill would prohibit insurance carriers and employers from denying workers' compensation benefits to injured workers on the grounds that they voluntarily withdrew from the labor market by failing to seek alternative employment that their injury does not preclude. The bill clarifies that an injured worker's decision not to seek such alternative employment cannot be used to withhold benefits.
Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8482
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employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing."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 denying workers' compensation benefits to injured workers on the grounds that…
- When was it published?
- It was published on May 16, 2025.