Allows certain claimants to be reclassified as permanent total disability or total industrial disability due to extreme hardship

Latest action May 13, 2026

Allows certain claimants to be reclassified as permanent total disability or total industrial disability due to extreme hardship; defines extreme hardship.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3723, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Workers' Compensation Law.

Committee

Labor · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Labor · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation redefines what constitutes qualification for extreme hardship benefits.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborMay 13, 2026Result: passed
(12) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborMay 27, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Christopher Eachus, Demond Meeks and 4 more on Agora

Democratic6

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Ramos says this is needed

Workers' Compensation boards are currently mandated to provide extreme hardship benefits to recipient's whose household incomes are less than 75% of an average weekly wage upon termination of the disability bene- fits. Extreme hardship can be applied for within a year of workers' compensation recipient's benefits being extinguished. If won, a worker is granted total permanent disability benefits. The workers' compen- sation board currently defines extreme hardship as the inability to meet household bills taking into account the injured worker's income as well as that of other household members. This bill makes it easier for a worker to earn extreme hardship by redefining lost wage earning capacity at 50% instead of 75%. This will be especially helpful to workers who are older who might opt into their social security benefits earlier without a larger worker compensation benefit package.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 13, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly

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Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate

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