NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3665

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 28, 2020	committed to rules
Mar 10, 2020	advanced to third reading
Mar 04, 2020	2nd report cal.
Mar 03, 2020	1st report cal.573
Feb 26, 2020	print number 3665a
Feb 26, 2020	amend and recommit to labor
Jan 08, 2020	referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly
May 22, 2019	referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate
May 20, 2019	ordered to third reading cal.769 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 12, 2019	referred to labor

Votes

- May 22, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S3665
  
  43
  
  Aye
  
  18
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 22, 2019
      
      aye (43)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (18)
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Tedisco
      
      excused (1)
      
      Funke
  May 20, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S3665
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 20, 2019
      
      aye (14)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      nay (2)
      
      Flanagan
      
      Lanza
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Griffo
      
      Seward
      
      excused (1)
      
      LaValle
  Mar 3, 2020 - Labor Committee Vote
  S3665
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Labor Committee Vote: Mar 3, 2020
      
      aye (9)
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Jackson
      
      Martinez
      
      Mayer
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      nay (3)
      
      Akshar
      
      Gallivan
      
      Lanza
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Funke

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2019-S3665 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A324
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §171, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S2414, A3055
2017-2018: S500, S7019, A1214
2021-2022: S1188, A2589
2023-2024: S388, A665

2019-S3665 - Summary

Relates to flexible working arrangements; provides that employees may submit a request for flexible working arrangements in good faith; requires the employer to notify the employee of the decision; prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for exercising rights under the section.

2019-S3665 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3665

SPONSOR: GIANARIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the labor law, in relation to flexible
working arrangements

 
PURPOSE:

To give employees the right to request flexible working arrangements
that meet the needs of both the employer and employee.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new Section 171:

Provides definitions for "flexible working arrangement" and "inconsist-
ent with business operations."

States an employee may request a flexible working arrangement that meets
the needs of the employer and employee. The employer shall discuss the
request for a flexible working arrangement with the employer. The

employer must consider the request and whether it can be granted in a
manner not inconsistent with its business operations.

States the employer shall notify the employee of the decision and if the
request was submitted in writing, the employer shall state any denial in
writing.

States that provisions of this section shall not diminish any employment
rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.  Restricts an
employer from retaliating against an employee for exercising his or her
rights.

States that nothing in this section shall require an employer to accept
the flexible work arrangement of the employee.

Establishes the commissioner's power of investigation and states the
commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementa-
tion of this section.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A flexible work arrangement provides employees with a variable work
schedule in contrast to the traditional work experience. Studies show
that businesses that provide flexible working arrangements experience a
reduction in absenteeism and lateness. Both employees and employers
benefit in that employees are more likely to become more productive and
willing to help employers succeed. Other advantages in allowing employ-
ees to adopt flexible arrangements include conforming work schedules to
mass transit schedules, schedules their children have, or less congested
travel times.

This bill is modeled on similar legislation from Vermont, the first
state in the nation to pass legislation that gives employees the right
to request flexible working arrangements. Similar legislation has also
been instituted in San Francisco. As the need for workplace flexibility
grows, New York should also serve as a model for the ways in which
employees can work effectively and efficiently in today's work world.
Passage of this bill would not make flexible working arrangements in the
workplace a requirement, but instead would give employees the right to
request flexible working arrangements and employers the right to reject
such requests. It would establish the procedure by which requests are to
be reviewed, requiring that employers consider a request, discuss it
with the employee, and notify the employee of the decision in a timely
manner.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: Died in Labor
2017: Died in Labor
2016: Died in Labor
2015: Died in Labor

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3665 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3665
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to flexible working arrange-
   ments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  labor  law is amended by adding a new section 171 to
 read as follows:
   § 171. FLEXIBLE  WORKING  ARRANGEMENT.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  A.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "FLEXIBLE  WORKING ARRANGEMENT" SHALL MEAN
 INTERMEDIATE OR LONG-TERM CHANGES  IN  THE  EMPLOYEE'S  REGULAR  WORKING
 ARRANGEMENTS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF
 DAYS OR HOURS WORKED, CHANGES IN THE TIME THE  EMPLOYEE  ARRIVES  AT  OR
 DEPARTS  FROM  WORK,  WORK  FROM HOME, OR JOB-SHARING. "FLEXIBLE WORKING
 ARRANGEMENT" SHALL NOT INCLUDE VACATION, ROUTINE SCHEDULING  OF  SHIFTS,
 OR ANOTHER FORM OF EMPLOYEE LEAVE.
   B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "INCONSISTENT WITH BUSINESS OPER-
 ATIONS"  SHALL MEAN A DETERMINATION BY THE EMPLOYER BASED ON THE FOLLOW-
 ING CONSIDERATIONS: (I) THE BURDEN ON AN EMPLOYER  OF  UNDUE  ADDITIONAL
 COSTS;  (II)  A  LEGITIMATE OR PRACTICAL DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON AGGREGATE
 EMPLOYEE MORALE UNRELATED TO DISCRIMINATION OR OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT
 PRACTICES; (III) A LEGITIMATE OR PRACTICAL  DETRIMENTAL  EFFECT  ON  THE
 ABILITY  OF  AN  EMPLOYER  TO  MEET  CONSUMER DEMAND; (IV) A SIGNIFICANT
 INABILITY TO REORGANIZE WORK AMONG EXISTING STAFF; (V) A  LEGITIMATE  OR
 PRACTICAL  INABILITY  TO  RECRUIT  ADDITIONAL  STAFF; (VI) A SIGNIFICANT
 DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON BUSINESS QUALITY OR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; (VII) AN
 INSUFFICIENCY OF WORK DURING THE PERIODS THE EMPLOYEE PROPOSES TO  WORK;
 (VIII)  PLANNED  STRUCTURAL  CHANGES TO THE BUSINESS; AND (IX) ANY OTHER
 REASONS AS SPECIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   2. AN EMPLOYEE MAY REQUEST A FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT  THAT  MEETS
 THE  NEEDS  OF  THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYER SHALL CONSIDER A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00822-01-9

 S. 3665                             2
 
 REQUEST USING THE PROCEDURES IN THIS SECTION WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ASKS  THE
 EMPLOYER ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.
   3.  THE  EMPLOYER  SHALL  DISCUSS  THE  REQUEST FOR A FLEXIBLE WORKING
 ARRANGEMENT WITH THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYER  AND  EMPLOYEE  MAY  PROPOSE
 ALTERNATIVE  ARRANGEMENTS  DURING  THE  DISCUSSION.  THE  EMPLOYER SHALL
 CONSIDER THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST FOR A FLEXIBLE WORKING  ARRANGEMENT  AND
 WHETHER  THE REQUEST COULD BE GRANTED IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT INCONSIST-
 ENT WITH ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS  OR  ITS  LEGAL  OR  CONTRACTUAL  OBLI-
 GATIONS.
   4.  THE  EMPLOYER  SHALL NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE OF THE DECISION REGARDING
 THE REQUEST IN A TIMELY MANNER. IF THE REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED IN WRITING,
 THE EMPLOYER SHALL STATE ANY COMPLETE OR PARTIAL DENIAL OF  THE  REQUEST
 IN WRITING, CITING THE REASON AS TO DENYING THE REQUEST.
   5. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT DIMINISH ANY EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OR AGREEMENTS
 PURSUANT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. AN EMPLOYER MAY INSTITUTE
 A  FLEXIBLE  WORKING  ARRANGEMENT  POLICY  THAT IS MORE GENEROUS THAN IS
 PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
   6. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT RETALIATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE EXERCISING  HIS
 OR HER RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
   7.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL AFFECT ANY LEGAL RIGHTS AN EMPLOYER
 OR EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW TO CREATE, TERMINATE, OR MODI-
 FY A FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT.
   8. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE AN  EMPLOYER  TO  ACCEPT  THE
 FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE.
   9.  A.  THE COMMISSIONER OR A REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO (I) INVESTIGATE ANY COMPLAINT REGARDING A
 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION FILED BY ANY EMPLOYEE; PERSON OR  ORGANIZATION
 ACTING ON THE EMPLOYEE'S BEHALF; OR THE RECOGNIZED AND CERTIFIED COLLEC-
 TIVE  BARGAINING AGENT ACTING ON THE EMPLOYEE'S BEHALF; AND (II) EXAMINE
 AND INSPECT THE RECORDS OF ANY EMPLOYER  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  SUCH  AN
 INVESTIGATION.
   B.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY BRING AN ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYER FOR FAIL-
 URE TO ADHERE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  INJUNCTIVE
 RELIEF TO ENJOIN FUTURE CONDUCT.
   C.  ANY  EMPLOYER  WHO  VIOLATES  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 FORFEIT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE A SUM OF  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR
 EACH  VIOLATION, TO BE RECOVERED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ANY LEGAL ACTION
 TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   10. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION FOR THE IMPLE-
 MENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A324
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §171, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S2414, A3055
2017-2018: S500, S7019, A1214
2021-2022: S1188, A2589
2023-2024: S388, A665

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3665A

SPONSOR: GIANARIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to flexible working arrange-
ments

 
PURPOSE:

To give employees the right to request flexible working arrangements
that meet the needs of both the employer and employee.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new Section 171:

Provides definitions for "flexible working arrangement" and "inconsist-
ent with business operations."

States an employee may request a flexible working arrangement that meets

the needs of the employer and employee. The employer shall discuss the
request for a flexible working arrangement with the employer. The
employer must consider the request and whether it can be granted in a
manner not inconsistent with its business operations.  States the
employer shall notify the employee of the decision and if the request
was submitted in writing, the employer shall state any denial in writ-
ing.

States that provisions of this section shall not diminish any employment
rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.  Restricts an
employer from retaliating against an employee for exercising his or her
rights.

States that nothing in this section shall require an employer to accept
the flexible work arrangement of the employee.

Establishes the commissioner's power of investigation and states the
commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementa-
tion of this section.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A flexible work arrangement provides employees with a variable work
schedule in contrast to the traditional work experience. Studies show
that businesses that provide flexible working arrangements experience a
reduction in absenteeism and lateness. Both employees and employers
benefit in that employees are more likely to become more productive and
willing to help employers succeed. Other advantages in allowing employ-
ees to adopt flexible arrangements include conforming work schedules to
mass transit schedules, schedules their children have, or less congested
travel times.

This bill is modeled on similar legislation from Vermont, the first
state in the nation to pass legislation that gives employees the right
to request flexible working arrangements. Similar legislation has also
been instituted in San Francisco. As the need for workplace flexibility
grows, New York should also serve as a model for the ways in which
employees can work effectively and efficiently in today's work world.
Passage of this bill would not make flexible working arrangements in the
workplace a requirement, but instead would give employees the right to
request flexible working arrangements and employers the right to reject
such requests. It would establish the procedure by which requests are to
be reviewed, requiring that employers consider a request, discuss it
with the employee, and notify the employee of the decision in a timely
manner.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: Died in Labor

2017: Died in Labor

2016: Died in Labor

2015: Died in Labor

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3665--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GIANARIS,  BIAGGI,  SEPULVEDA  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Labor  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Labor in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to flexible working arrange-
   ments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  labor  law is amended by adding a new section 171 to
 read as follows:
   § 171. FLEXIBLE  WORKING  ARRANGEMENT.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  A.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "FLEXIBLE  WORKING ARRANGEMENT" SHALL MEAN
 INTERMEDIATE OR LONG-TERM CHANGES  IN  THE  EMPLOYEE'S  REGULAR  WORKING
 ARRANGEMENTS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF
 DAYS OR HOURS WORKED, CHANGES IN THE TIME THE  EMPLOYEE  ARRIVES  AT  OR
 DEPARTS  FROM  WORK,  WORK  FROM HOME, OR JOB-SHARING. "FLEXIBLE WORKING
 ARRANGEMENT" SHALL NOT INCLUDE VACATION, ROUTINE SCHEDULING  OF  SHIFTS,
 OR ANOTHER FORM OF EMPLOYEE LEAVE.
   B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "INCONSISTENT WITH BUSINESS OPER-
 ATIONS"  SHALL MEAN A DETERMINATION BY THE EMPLOYER BASED ON THE FOLLOW-
 ING CONSIDERATIONS: (I) THE BURDEN ON AN EMPLOYER  OF  UNDUE  ADDITIONAL
 COSTS;  (II)  A  LEGITIMATE OR PRACTICAL DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON AGGREGATE
 EMPLOYEE MORALE UNRELATED TO DISCRIMINATION OR OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT
 PRACTICES; (III) A LEGITIMATE OR PRACTICAL  DETRIMENTAL  EFFECT  ON  THE
 ABILITY  OF  AN  EMPLOYER  TO  MEET  CONSUMER DEMAND; (IV) A SIGNIFICANT
 INABILITY TO REORGANIZE WORK AMONG EXISTING STAFF; (V) A  LEGITIMATE  OR
 PRACTICAL  INABILITY  TO  RECRUIT  ADDITIONAL  STAFF; (VI) A SIGNIFICANT
 DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON BUSINESS QUALITY OR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; (VII) AN
 INSUFFICIENCY OF WORK DURING THE PERIODS THE EMPLOYEE PROPOSES TO  WORK;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00822-02-0

 S. 3665--A                          2
 
 (VIII)  PLANNED  STRUCTURAL  CHANGES TO THE BUSINESS; AND (IX) ANY OTHER
 REASONS AS SPECIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   2.  A.  AN  EMPLOYEE  MAY  REQUEST A FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT THAT
 MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.  THE  EMPLOYER  SHALL
 CONSIDER  AND RESPOND TO SUCH REQUEST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION.
   B. THE EMPLOYER SHALL RESPOND TO THE REQUEST FOR  A  FLEXIBLE  WORKING
 ARRANGEMENT FROM THE EMPLOYEE, AND SHALL CONSIDER THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST
 FOR  A FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT AND WHETHER THE REQUEST OR A SIMILAR
 ARRANGEMENT COULD BE GRANTED IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT  INCONSISTENT  WITH
 ITS  BUSINESS  OPERATIONS  OR  ITS LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.  AN
 EMPLOYER MAY ESTABLISH  REASONABLE  STANDARDS  TO  DETERMINE  THE  TIME,
 PLACE, AND MANNER IN WHICH THE EMPLOYER SHALL DISCUSS THE REQUEST PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   C.  THE  EMPLOYER  SHALL NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE OF THE DECISION REGARDING
 THE REQUEST IN A REASONABLY TIMELY MANNER, BUT IN NO  CASES  SHALL  SUCH
 DECISION  BE  PROVIDED LATER THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF SUCH A
 REQUEST. IF THE REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED IN  WRITING,  THE  EMPLOYER  SHALL
 STATE  ANY  COMPLETE OR PARTIAL DENIAL OF THE REQUEST IN WRITING, CITING
 THE REASON AS TO DENYING THE REQUEST.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT DIMINISH ANY EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OR AGREEMENTS
 PURSUANT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. AN EMPLOYER MAY INSTITUTE
 A FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT POLICY THAT  IS  MORE  GENEROUS  THAN  IS
 PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
   4.  AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT RETALIATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE EXERCISING HIS
 OR HER RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
   5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL AFFECT ANY LEGAL RIGHTS  AN  EMPLOYER
 OR EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW TO CREATE, TERMINATE, OR MODI-
 FY A FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT.
   6.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO ACCEPT THE
 FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE.
   7. A. THE COMMISSIONER MAY BRING AN ACTION  AGAINST  AN  EMPLOYER  FOR
 FAILURE  TO  ADHERE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING INJUNC-
 TIVE RELIEF TO ENJOIN FUTURE CONDUCT.
   B. ANY EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 FORFEIT  TO  THE  PEOPLE  OF THE STATE A SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR
 EACH VIOLATION, TO BE RECOVERED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ANY LEGAL  ACTION
 TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   8.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S3665

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

May 22, 2019 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 22, 2019

May 20, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 20, 2019

Mar 3, 2020 - Labor Committee Vote

Labor Committee Vote: Mar 3, 2020

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2019-S3665 - Details

2019-S3665 - Summary

2019-S3665 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3665 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Michael Gianaris

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Alessandra Biaggi

Luis R. Sepúlveda

2019-S3665 - Details

2019-S3665 - Summary

2019-S3665 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3665 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Alessandra Biaggi

Robert Jackson

Luis R. Sepúlveda

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3665A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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