Senate Bill S5188

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide and post a job seekers bill of rights

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10865
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง188-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1874, A8056
2013-2014: S504
2015-2016: S3039
2017-2018: S2312

2009-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide a brochure with and post a job seekers bill of rights.

2009-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5188

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  employment  agencies in the city of New York to conspicuously post and
  provide a copy of a job seekers bill of rights

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
188-a to read as follows:
  S  188-A.  JOB  SEEKERS BILL OF RIGHTS. EVERY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE MAIN  ROOM  OF
SUCH  AGENCY  AND PROVIDE A BROCHURE WHICH INCLUDES THE JOB SEEKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION.  SUCH  CONSPICUOUS    NOTICE  AND
BROCHURE  SHALL  BE PRINTED IN THE LANGUAGE WHICH PERSONS COMMONLY DOING
BUSINESS WITH SUCH AGENCY CAN UNDERSTAND. THE FOLLOWING SHALL CONSTITUTE
THE "JOB SEEKERS BILL OF RIGHTS".
                        "JOB SEEKERS BILL OF RIGHTS
  1. MAKE SURE YOU'RE VISITING A LEGITIMATE COMPANY. ONLY USE A LICENSED
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. TO CONFIRM PROPER LICENSING CALL 311  OR  GO  TO  NEW
YORK CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS' WEBSITE: NYC.GOV/CONSUMERS.
  2.  AVOID  EMPLOYMENT  AGENCIES THAT GUARANTEE JOBS. BY LAW EMPLOYMENT
AGENCIES CANNOT GUARANTEE THEY WILL FIND YOU A JOB. IN ADDITION, EMPLOY-
MENT AGENCIES CANNOT REFER YOU TO A JOB THAT PAYS LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE
OR DOES NOT PAY OVERTIME.
  3. MAKE SURE THE AGENCY IS APPROVED TO PROVIDE  TRAINING.  CHECK  WITH
THE  NEW  YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IS APPROVED TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF TRAINING.
  4. GET A JOB DESCRIPTION IN WRITING. EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ARE  REQUIRED
TO  DESCRIBE,  IN  WRITING,  ALL JOBS AVAILABLE FOR AGENCY REFERRAL. THE
DESCRIPTION MUST INCLUDE THE EMPLOYER'S NAME, ADDRESS, WAGE  RATE,  WORK

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11069-01-9

              

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