Assembly Bill A3407

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extends unfair labor practice protection to state grant recipients

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  • 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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2011-A3407 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง701 & 706, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4447
2013-2014: A3955
2015-2016: A1420
2017-2018: A1779
2019-2020: A3256
2021-2022: A1694
2023-2024: A4477

2011-A3407 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends application of the NYS labor relations act and unfair labor practice protections to state grant recipients who act in the capacity of employers; permits a contracting state agency to cancel payments to a grant recipient upon a second or subsequent labor violation; defines "state grant recipient".

2011-A3407 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3407

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to extending the  application
  of the New York state labor relations act to state grant recipients

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

  Section 1. Section 701 of the labor law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  THE TERM "STATE GRANT RECIPIENT" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION
RECEIVING STATE GRANT FUNDS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS,  AND
ACTING  IN  THE CAPACITY OF AN EMPLOYER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 706 of the labor law, as added
by chapter 443 of the laws of 1937, are amended to read as follows:
  1. The board is empowered and directed, as  hereinafter  provided,  to
prevent  any  employer  OR  STATE  GRANT  RECIPIENT from engaging in any
unfair labor practice.  This power shall not be affected or impaired  by
any  means  of  adjustment,  mediation or conciliation in labor disputes
that have been or may hereafter be established by law.
  2. Whenever a charge has been made that any employer  OR  STATE  GRANT
RECIPIENT  has  engaged  in or is engaging in any unfair labor practice,
the board shall have power to issue and cause to  be  served  upon  such
employer  OR  STATE  GRANT  RECIPIENT a complaint stating the charges in
that respect and containing a notice of hearing before the  board  at  a
place  therein fixed to be held not less than seven days after the serv-
ing of said complaint.  Any such complaint may be amended by  the  board
or its agent conducting the hearing at any time prior to the issuance of
an  order  based  thereon.    The person so complained of shall have the
right to file an answer to the original or amended  complaint  not  less
than  five  days after the service of such original or amended complaint
and to appear in person or otherwise to give testimony at the place  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03061-01-1
              

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