N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 212-a: Notwithstanding the definition of "employer" and "employment" set forth in section two hundred one of this article and the requirement fo...

§ 212-a. Notwithstanding the definition of "employer" and "employment"

set forth in section two hundred one of this article and the requirement

for insurance policies to offer both disability and family leave

coverage set forth in two hundred twenty six of this article, the state,

any political subdivision of the state, a public authority or any other

governmental agency or instrumentality, may elect to become a covered

employer solely for the purpose of family leave benefits. Coverage for

family leave benefits may be secured by a public employer, as that term

is defined in subdivision one of section two hundred twelve-b of this

article, as permitted by this article, including as applicable section

two hundred eleven, subdivision four of section fifty, or section

eighty-eight-c. The provider of family leave coverage for such public

employees shall be exempt from the requirement that insurance policies

offer both disability and family leave benefits in section two hundred

twenty-six of this article.