Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 02, 2020 |
print number 6603a |
Nov 02, 2020 |
amend and recommit to labor |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to labor |
Jun 18, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6603A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2019-S6603 - Details
2019-S6603 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6603 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to protecting employee free- dom of speech and conscience SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Paragraphs c and d of subdivision 2 of section 201-d of the labor law is amended to include a provision to protect an individual's refusal to attend employer-sponsored meetings or listen to a speech which communicates the employer's opinion about religious or political matters. Section 2. Subdivision 201-d of section 235 of the labor law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 8 and 9 to reiterate that employers are not prohibited from communicating to its employees any information that the employer is required by law; communicating any information about job duties; from having any higher education institutions meet with employ- ees as part of coursework; requiring limited to the employer's manageri-
2019-S6603 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6603 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to protecting employee free- dom of speech and conscience THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs c and d of subdivision 2 of section 201-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 776 of the laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows: c. an individual's legal recreational activities outside work hours, off of the employer's premises and without use of the employer's equip- ment or other property; [or] d. an individual's membership in a union or any exercise of rights granted under Title 29, USCA, Chapter 7 or under article fourteen of the civil service law; OR E. AN INDIVIDUAL'S REFUSAL TO: (I) ATTEND AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED MEET- ING WITH THE EMPLOYER OR ITS AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO COMMUNICATE THE EMPLOYER'S OPINION CONCERNING RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL MATTERS; OR (II) LISTEN TO SPEECH OR VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO COMMUNICATE THE EMPLOYER'S OPINION CONCERNING RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL MATTERS. § 2. Section 201-d of the labor law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 8 and 9 to read as follows: 8. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT: (I) AN EMPLOYER OR ITS AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE FROM COMMUNICATING TO ITS EMPLOYEES ANY INFORMATION THAT THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO COMMUNICATE, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH LEGAL REQUIREMENT; (II) AN EMPLOYER OR ITS AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE FROM COMMUNICATING TO ITS EMPLOYEES ANY INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY FOR SUCH EMPLOYEES TO PERFORM THEIR JOB DUTIES; (III) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OR ANY AGENT, REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE OF SUCH INSTITUTION, FROM MEETING WITH OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2019-S6603A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S6603A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6603A SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to protecting employee free- dom of speech and conscience SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Paragraphs d and e are added to define "political" and "reli- gious" matters. Section 2. Paragraph e is added to protect an employee's refusal to attend an employer-sponsored meeting, listen to employer speech, or view any other employer communication that has the primary purpose of expressing the employer's opinion concerning religious or political matters. Section 3. Subdivision 8 is added to reiterate that employers are not prohibited from communicating to employees any information that the employer is required by law to communicate; communicating any informa-
2019-S6603A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6603--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to protecting employee free- dom of speech and conscience THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 201-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 776 of the laws of 1992, is amended and two new paragraphs d and e are added to read as follows: c. "Work hours" shall mean, for purposes of this section, all time, including paid and unpaid breaks and meal periods, that the employee is suffered, permitted or expected to be engaged in work, and all time the employee is actually engaged in work. This definition shall not be referred to in determining hours worked for which an employee is enti- tled to compensation under any law including article nineteen of this chapter[.]; D. "POLITICAL MATTERS" SHALL MEAN MATTERS RELATING TO ELECTIONS FOR POLITICAL OFFICE, POLITICAL PARTIES, LEGISLATION, REGULATION AND THE DECISION TO JOIN OR SUPPORT ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL, CIVIC, COMMUNITY, FRATERNAL OR LABOR ORGANIZATION; E. "RELIGIOUS MATTERS" SHALL MEAN MATTERS RELATING TO RELIGIOUS AFFIL- IATION AND PRACTICE AND THE DECISION TO JOIN OR SUPPORT ANY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION. § 2. Paragraphs c and d of subdivision 2 of section 201-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 776 of the laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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