Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 09, 2024 |
held for consideration in labor |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to labor |
Aug 18, 2023 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A7976
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FITZPATRICK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Edward Ra
Chris Tague
Matthew Simpson
Michael Novakhov
2023-A7976 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7639
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §215-d, Lab L
2023-A7976 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise; does not prohibit employers from training or re-training employees on policies against confrontation of theft.
2023-A7976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7976 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise 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 215-d to read as follows: § 215-D. EMPLOYEE CONFRONTATION OF THEFT; PROHIBITED RETALIATION. 1. NO EMPLOYER OR HIS OR HER AGENT, OR THE OFFICER OR AGENT OF ANY CORPO- RATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR ANY OTHER PERSON SHALL DISCHARGE, THREATEN, PENALIZE, OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER DISCRIMINATE OR RETALIATE AGAINST ANY EMPLOYEE BECAUSE SUCH EMPLOYEE CONFRONTS OR ATTEMPTS TO CONFRONT AN INDIVIDUAL TO PREVENT A THEFT OR THE UNLAWFUL TAKING OF GOODS, WARES, OR MERCHANDISE. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, TO THREATEN, PENALIZE, OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER DISCRIMINATE OR RETALIATE AGAINST ANY EMPLOYEE SHALL INCLUDE REDUCING WORK HOURS, DENYING A PROMOTION, AND/OR DECREASING PAY, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING ON APPLICABLE EMPLOYER POLI- CIES. 3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE AN EMPLOYEE TO CONFRONT, PREVENT, OR ATTEMPT TO PREVENT A THEFT OR THE UNLAWFUL TAKING OF GOODS, WARES, OR MERCHANDISE OF AN EMPLOYER, NOR SHALL THIS SECTION PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM INSTITUTING A POLICY ADVISING EMPLOYEES AGAINST CONFRONT- ING, PREVENTING, OR ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT A THEFT OR THE UNLAWFUL TAKING OF GOODS, WARES, OR MERCHANDISE OF AN EMPLOYER. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11986-01-3
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