Assembly Bill A1779

2017-2018 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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2017-A1779 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§701 & 706, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4447
2011-2012: A3407
2013-2014: A3955
2015-2016: A1420
2019-2020: A3256
2021-2022: A1694
2023-2024: A4477

2017-A1779 (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".

2017-A1779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1779
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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.
   § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 706 of the labor law, subdivi-
 sions 1 and 3 as added by chapter 443 of the laws of 1937, subdivision 2
 as amended by chapter 148 of the laws of 2013, 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 or its agent shall have the power to serve upon such employer
 OR STATE GRANT RECIPIENT a copy of the charge that was  filed  with  the
 board  and  a  notice  setting the date for the service and filing of an
 answer. Any such charge may be amended from time to time  prior  to  the
 issuance  of  an  order  based  thereon.  The  employer or the person so
 charged shall have the right to  file  an  answer  to  the  original  or
 amended charge and to appear in person or otherwise to give testimony at
 the place and time set by the board or its agent. In the discretion of a

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

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