Assembly Bill A7649A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that an employer may not take retaliatory action against a person who protests against or discloses any bribery or attempted bribery of a public official

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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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2013-A7649 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5640
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1137, S3928
2017-2018: A2156, S3862
2019-2020: A1679, S2832
2021-2022: A3995
2023-2024: A7896

2013-A7649 - Summary

Provides that an employer may not take retaliatory action against a person who protests against or discloses any bribery or attempted bribery of a public official.

2013-A7649 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7649

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law, in relation to retaliatory action by
  employers

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 740 of the labor law, as added by
chapter 660 of the laws of 1984, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 442
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  2. Prohibitions. An employer shall not take any retaliatory  personnel
action against an employee because such employee does any of the follow-
ing:
  (a)  (I)  discloses,  or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or to a
public body an activity, policy or practice of the employer that  is  in
violation  of  law,  rule  or  regulation  which  violation  creates and
presents a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safe-
ty, or which constitutes health care fraud; OR
  [(b)] (II) provides information to, or testifies  before,  any  public
body  conducting  an  investigation,  hearing  or  inquiry into any such
violation of a law, rule or regulation by such employer; or
  [(c)] (III) objects to, or refuses to participate in any  such  activ-
ity, policy or practice in violation of a law, rule or regulation[.]; OR
  (B)  PROTESTS  OR DISCLOSES, WHETHER TO A SUPERVISOR, A PUBLIC ENTITY,
OR TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ANY ACTION THAT CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION  OF
ARTICLE  FOUR  OF  THE  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW  OR  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
NINETY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10888-03-3

2013-A7649A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5640
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1137, S3928
2017-2018: A2156, S3862
2019-2020: A1679, S2832
2021-2022: A3995
2023-2024: A7896

2013-A7649A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an employer may not take retaliatory action against a person who protests against or discloses any bribery or attempted bribery of a public official.

2013-A7649A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7649--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in  relation  to  retaliatory  action  by
  employers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 740 of the labor law, as added  by
chapter 660 of the laws of 1984, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 442
of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  Prohibitions. An employer shall not take any retaliatory personnel
action against an employee because such employee does any of the follow-
ing:
  (a) (I) discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor  or  to  a
public  body  an activity, policy or practice of the employer that is in
violation of  law,  rule  or  regulation  which  violation  creates  and
presents a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safe-
ty, or which constitutes health care fraud; OR
  [(b)]  (II)  provides  information to, or testifies before, any public
body conducting an investigation,  hearing  or  inquiry  into  any  such
violation of a law, rule or regulation by such employer; or
  [(c)]  (III)  objects to, or refuses to participate in any such activ-
ity, policy or practice in violation of a law, rule or regulation[.]; OR
  (B) PROTESTS OR DISCLOSES, WHETHER TO A SUPERVISOR, A  PUBLIC  ENTITY,
OR  TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ANY ACTION THAT CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF
SECTION SEVENTY-THREE, SEVENTY-THREE-A, SEVENTY-FOUR,  SEVENTY-FIVE,  OR
SEVENTY-SIX  OF  THE  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW  OR  SECTION 175.20, 175.25,
175.40, 195.20 OR ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED OF THE PENAL LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10888-06-3

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