Senate Bill S796

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Extends the statute of limitations relating to a civil action by an employee who has been the subject of a retaliatory personnel action

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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-S796 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A448
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6204, A8394

2021-S796 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the statute of limitations relating to a civil action by an employee who has been the subject of a retaliatory personnel action from one year to two years.

2021-S796 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    796
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, LIU -- 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 extending the  statute  of
   limitations relating to a civil action by an employee who has been the
   subject of a retaliatory personnel action
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 740 of the  labor
 law,  as added by chapter 660 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) An employee who has been the subject of  a  retaliatory  personnel
 action  in  violation  of this section may institute a civil action in a
 court of competent jurisdiction for relief as set forth  in  subdivision
 five  of  this  section  within  [one  year] TWO YEARS after the alleged
 retaliatory personnel action was taken.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02574-01-1

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