Bills Propose Presumption Against Voluntary Withdrawal From Labor Market

New York law would presume that an injured worker who has not refused an offer of reemployment has not voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market, under bills referred to committees in both chambers of the Legislature. Memos for both Senate Bill 6372, by Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island, and identical companion measure Assembly Bill 732, by Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal, D-Flushing, say the measures are intended to prevent insurance carriers from denying benefits to injured workers based on an alleged voluntary withdrawal from the labor market unless workers refuse reemployment. Injured wo...