Bill > S09840

This bill relates to increasing short-term disability benefits in New York. The key provisions are: - It amends the Workers' Compensation Law and Insurance Law to increase the weekly disability benefit for the first 12 weeks, from 50% of the employee's average weekly wage to 55%, 60%, and then 67% of the average weekly wage between 2026 and 2028. The benefit for the remaining 14 weeks of the 26-week period would be 30% of the average weekly wage. - It allows for a collective bargaining agreement to waive the increased disability benefit levels from 2026-2028 for employees covered by that agreement. - It increases the maximum employee contribution for disability benefits from the current $0.60 per week to $2.20 per week starting in 2026, and then to 40% of the combined employee and employer contributions in 2029. - It requires self-insured employers to report their disability benefit contribution data to the Superintendent of Financial Services for the purpose of setting the employee contribution cap. - It makes various other technical and conforming changes to the Workers' Compensation Law and Insurance Law related to disability and family leave benefits.