Senate Bill S7170

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires that employees laid off due to the COVID-19 state disaster emergency retain their salary, seniority and benefits once rehired

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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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2021-S7170 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8067
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §219-d, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5006

2021-S7170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that employees laid off due to the COVID-19 state disaster emergency retain their salary, seniority and benefits once rehired.

2021-S7170 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7170
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 requiring  that  employees
   laid  off  due  to  the COVID-19 state disaster emergency retain their
   salary, seniority and benefits once rehired

   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 219-d to
 read as follows:
   § 219-D. RIGHTS OF REHIRED EMPLOYEES. ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS HAD HIS  OR
 HER  EMPLOYMENT  TERMINATED  OTHER THAN A DISCHARGE FOR CAUSE, VOLUNTARY
 DEPARTURE, OR RETIREMENT DURING THE COVID-19  STATE  DISASTER  EMERGENCY
 PERIOD BEGINNING ON MARCH SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY DECLARED PURSUANT
 TO  EXECUTIVE  ORDER TWO HUNDRED TWO OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND HAS BEEN
 REHIRED BY THE SAME PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY  COMPANY,  OR
 ASSOCIATION  PREVIOUSLY  EMPLOYING  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  IN ANY OCCUPATION,
 INDUSTRY, TRADE, BUSINESS OR SERVICE SHALL RETAIN THE SALARY, SENIORITY,
 AND BENEFITS THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE HAD ACCRUED PRIOR TO SUCH TERMINATION OF
 EMPLOYMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11785-02-1

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