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COVID-19 LOSAP POINTS FAQ

August 10, 2020

It has been 6+ weeks since the new legislation authorizing LOSAP sponsors to award points during the COVID-19 pandemic was enacted. We thought it would be helpful to answer a few “frequently asked questions” we have received about the legislation. As with any interpretation of statute, we suggest reviewing everything with your attorney before taking…

CLEVELAND INDIANS BULLPEN COACH A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER

July 12, 2020

I love baseball! I’m so excited for it to be back. I though it would be fun to share this article on a local upstate New York man who was recently promoted to be the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians. But he is also a volunteer firefighter! It is a great story, that I…

COVID-19 LOSAP POINTS BILL SIGNED INTO LAW

June 17, 2020

The bill we have been tracking since the end of April was signed into law today as Chapter 113 of the Laws of 2020. This bill will allow municipal sponsors to award up to five (5) points for each complete month during which fire department activities were cancelled or special response protocols were in place…

COVID-19 LOSAP LEGISLATION PASSED BY LEGISLATURE

May 28, 2020

The legislation that would allow a municipal sponsor of a LOSAP to award up to 5 points per month during the current COVID-19 pandemic has been passed by the Assembly and Senate. We now await for the Governor to sign it into law. You can read more about it at our previous blog post here:covid-19-losap-bill-amended-progressing.html

COVID-19 LOSAP BILL AMENDED & PROGRESSING

May 25, 2020

*5/28/2020 UPDATE – The bill was passed by both houses – we now just need the Governor’s signature for it to become law* The bill that would amend the General Municipal Law to address LOSAP points during the COVID-19 pandemic has been amended and appears poised to make progress through the legislature. The amended bill,…

HANDLING DEPARTMENT RESPONSES DURING COVID-19

May 15, 2020

Recently, a bill was introduced to address LOSAP points during the COVID-19 pandemic legislatively. You can read more about it HERE. Despite this new proposed legislation, we thought we’d share an approach that we believe fits into the parameters of the current statute and may offer the relief some departments are looking for. This approach centers…

COMMENTS ON BILL ADDRESSING LOSAP POINTS DURING COVID-19

May 14, 2020

*EDIT* – This blog post was based on the original version of the bill. You can read about the most current version by clicking here: covid-19-losap-bill-amended-progressing.html Bill S8251 was introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2020. It was then amended May 6, 2020 to include an amendment to the sections of the General Municipal Law that…

LOSAP LEGISLATIVE BILL UPDATE

May 12, 2020

As was mentioned in a previous post, a bill was introduced in the Senate to try and address the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic will have on the ability of volunteers to earn LOSAP points in 2020. Since that post, the bill was amended to include changes to Articles 11-AA and 11-AAA, which are…

BILL INTRODUCED TO ADDRESS LOSAP POINTS DURING PANDEMIC

May 2, 2020

A bill was introduced in the Senate this week to address how the current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how firefighters can earn LOSAP points. At this point, we are providing the text of the bill with no comments. It can be found at the bottom of this article. In general, we maintain that we cannot…

COVID-19 IMPACT ON 30-DAY POSTING PERIOD

April 5, 2020

If you are reading this post, you likely know that NYS Law requires that the list of firefighters that earned 50 points during the prior calendar year must be posted for 30 days for review by the membership. Anyone whose name does not appear on the list as having earned 50 points can appeal within…