N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12 § 355.8
Benefits under a plan shall provide for each employee, or for each employee of the class or classes of employees included under the plan, either (a) cash disability and family leave benefits, or (b) cash disability benefits plus other benefits directly related to disability, including, without limitation, benefits to reimburse or provide for hospital, medical and surgical care. In either case, the cash disability and family leave benefits, exclusive of any other benefits that may be provided under the plan, shall meet the requirements of section 358-3.1 in order to be deemed "at least as favorable" as the disability benefits and family leave under section 204 of the Workers' Compensation Law. This section shall take effect July 1, 1989.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 § 355.8