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Senate passes TDI reform, wage‑theft measure and domestic‑workers protections amid broad consent on calendar
Summary
On March 3 the New York State Senate advanced a package of bills on the floor: a temporary disability insurance (TDI) reform that includes stillbirth leave, a wage‑theft enforcement measure, and a law extending paid sick‑leave protections to domestic workers. All three passed after floor debate; roll‑call tallies were recorded for each.
The New York State Senate on March 3 passed a set of labor and enforcement bills that drew extended floor debate: a temporary disability insurance (TDI) modernization that includes paid leave after stillbirths, a wage‑theft enforcement measure, and paid‑sick‑leave protections for domestic workers.
TDI reform (Calendar: supplemental, Senate print 01/1972). Sponsor Senator Jessica Ramos said the bill modernizes the state’s temporary disability system, adds paid leave after a stillbirth and expands benefits for workers facing serious illness or family medical needs. Opponents warned of higher employer costs. The Senate adopted the bill on a roll call announced in the transcript as 50 ayes and 11 nays. Senators voting in the negative as recorded in the transcript included Senators Barletta (listed as Barela in the record), Helming, Lanza,…
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