Senate Bill S3039

2015-2016 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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2015-S3039 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง188-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5188
2011-2012: S1874
2013-2014: S504
2017-2018: S2312

2015-S3039 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S3039 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3039 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3039

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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.
                                                           LBD08523-01-5

              

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