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Senate Bill S3381
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S3381 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง27-a, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S4472
2015-S3381 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3381 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "public employee safety and health reform act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide for greater safety and health protections to workers covered by the public employee safety and health act - Labor Law Section 27-a. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 - provides for this act to be known as the "public employee safety and health reform act". Section 2 - amends Subdivision 5 of section 27-a to clarify that workers have the right to union representation or to have a co-worker participate in PESH inspections and interviews. Section 3 - amends Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 27-a to make technical corrections as well as to require that violations of the act shall be issued within 30 days of inspection. Section 2 further creates new categories of violations with instant penalties
2015-S3381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3381 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "public employee safety and health reform act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public employee safety and health reform act." S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 27-a of the labor law, as added by chap- ter 729 of the laws of 1980 and paragraph e as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: 5. Inspections. a. Any employee or representative of employees who believes that a violation of a safety or health standard exists, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving notice to the commissioner of such violation or danger. Such notice and request shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, shall be signed by such employee or represen- tative of employees, and a copy shall be provided by the commissioner to the employer or the person in charge no later than the time of inspection, except that on the request of the person giving such notice, his name and the names of individual employees or representatives of employees shall be withheld. Such inspections shall be made forthwith. b. A representative of the employer and an authorized employee repre- sentative shall be given the opportunity to accompany the commissioner during an inspection for the purpose of aiding such inspection. Where there is no authorized employee representative, the commissioner shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of safety and health in the workplace. c. AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTU- NITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW OF AN EMPLOYEE BY THE COMMISSIONER UPON THE REQUEST OF THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH INTERVIEW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08178-01-5
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