Assembly Bill A6604

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Protects employee freedom of speech & conscience

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Current Bill Status Via S4982 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-A6604 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4982
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201-d, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9024, S6603
2021-2022: A1540, S4873

2023-A6604 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Protects employee freedom of speech and conscience by prohibiting employers from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer concerning the employer's views on political or religious matters.

2023-A6604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6604
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. REYES, DINOWITZ, RAMOS, L. ROSENTHAL, JOYNER,
   JEAN-PIERRE, SIMON, AUBRY, STIRPE, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS, TAYLOR, SANTABAR-
   BARA, STECK, PAULIN, GLICK, CRUZ, LAVINE,  STERN,  SEAWRIGHT,  RIVERA,
   JACOBSON,  DeSTEFANO,  DICKENS,  EPSTEIN,  McMAHON,  BURGOS,  CARROLL,
   FORREST -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  THIELE  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 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, paragraph c as amended by chapter 92 of the laws of 2021 and  para-
 graph d 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.
                                                            LBD05636-01-3
              

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