Senate Bill S2832A

2019-2020 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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2019-S2832 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1679
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5640, A7649
2015-2016: S3928, A1137
2017-2018: S3862, A2156
2021-2022: A3995
2023-2024: A7896

2019-S2832 - 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.

2019-S2832 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2832 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2832
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04875-01-9

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2019-S2832A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1679
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5640, A7649
2015-2016: S3928, A1137
2017-2018: S3862, A2156
2021-2022: A3995
2023-2024: A7896

2019-S2832A (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.

2019-S2832A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2832A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2832--A
     Cal. No. 1113
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SAVINO, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Labor -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 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 WHICH THE EMPLOYEE REASONABLY
 BELIEVES CONSTITUTES A  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION  SEVENTY-THREE,  SEVENTY-
 THREE-A,  SEVENTY-FOUR, SEVENTY-FIVE, OR SEVENTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFI-
 CERS LAW OR SECTION  175.20,  175.25,  175.40,  195.20  OR  ARTICLE  TWO
 HUNDRED OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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