Relates to enacting the worker healthcare protection act, for New Yorkers who lose health care coverage from an employer or a joint labor management trust as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.
Provides protection to employees and former employees from retaliatory actions by employers for the reporting of illegal or dangerous business activities.
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employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing.