Senate Bill S3065B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S3065 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8934
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9437

2023-S3065 - Summary

Requires training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace as part of a written workplace violence prevention program.

2023-S3065 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3065 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3065
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- 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  requiring  training  to
   reduce  abusive  conduct  and bullying, and cyberbullying in the work-
   place

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
 declares that abusive conduct and bullying in the  workplace  undermines
 the  morale,  health,  dignity and well-being of public servants and can
 lead to stress, absenteeism, physical violence and reduced productivity.
 The legislature further finds and declares it is in the best interest of
 taxpayers that all state agencies, departments,  offices,  and  taxpayer
 supported  workplaces  are free from bullying and other abusive behavior
 and that annual training should be required to help reduce the incidence
 of bullying and abusive behavior in the workplace.
   § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-e to read  as
 follows:
   §  27-E.  ABUSIVE  CONDUCT  AND  BULLYING  IN THE WORKPLACE PREVENTION
 TRAINING, REPORTING AND REMEDIATION.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "ABUSIVE  CONDUCT" SHALL MEAN THE VERBAL, NON-VERBAL, OR PHYSICAL
 CONDUCT OF AN EMPLOYEE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT, BASED ON ITS  SEVERITY,
 NATURE AND FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD DETERMINE:
   (1)  IS  INTENDED TO CAUSE INTIMIDATION, HUMILIATION, MARGINALIZATION,
 OR UNWARRANTED DISTRESS; OR
   (2) RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM AS A  RESULT
 OF  INTIMIDATION, HUMILIATION, MARGINALIZATION, OR UNWARRANTED DISTRESS;
 OR

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04456-02-3
 S. 3065                             2
 
              

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2023-S3065A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8934
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9437

2023-S3065A - Summary

Requires training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace as part of a written workplace violence prevention program.

2023-S3065A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3065A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3065--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS,  BROUK,  JACKSON -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law, in relation to requiring training to
   reduce abusive conduct and bullying, and cyberbullying  in  the  work-
   place
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
 declares  that  abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace undermines
 the morale, health, dignity and well-being of public  servants  and  can
 lead to stress, absenteeism, physical violence and reduced productivity.
 The legislature further finds and declares it is in the best interest of
 taxpayers  that  all  state agencies, departments, offices, and taxpayer
 supported workplaces are free from bullying and other  abusive  behavior
 and that annual training should be required to help reduce the incidence
 of bullying and abusive behavior in the workplace.
   §  2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-e to read as
 follows:
   § 27-E. ABUSIVE CONDUCT  AND  BULLYING  IN  THE  WORKPLACE  PREVENTION
 TRAINING,  REPORTING  AND REMEDIATION.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ABUSIVE CONDUCT" SHALL MEAN THE VERBAL, NON-VERBAL,  OR  PHYSICAL
 CONDUCT  OF AN EMPLOYEE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT, BASED ON ITS SEVERITY,
 NATURE AND FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD DETERMINE:
   (1) IS INTENDED TO CAUSE INTIMIDATION,  HUMILIATION,  MARGINALIZATION,
 OR UNWARRANTED DISTRESS; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04456-07-3
 S. 3065--A                          2
 
              

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2023-S3065B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8934
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9437

2023-S3065B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace as part of a written workplace violence prevention program.

2023-S3065B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3065B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3065--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS,  BROUK,  JACKSON, RIVERA -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Labor  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
   Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in  relation  to  requiring  training  to
   reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 of section 27-b of the labor  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  82  of  the laws of 2006, are amended to read as
 follows:
   3. Risk evaluation and determination. Every  employer  shall  evaluate
 its  workplace  or  workplaces  to  determine the presence of factors or
 situations in such workplace or workplaces that might place employees at
 risk of occupational assaults and homicides. Examples  of  such  factors
 shall include, but not BE limited to:
   a.  working in public settings (e.g., social services or other govern-
 mental workers, police officers, firefighters, teachers,  public  trans-
 portation drivers, health care workers, and service workers);
   b. working late night or early morning hours;
   c. exchanging money with the public;
   d. working alone or in small numbers;
   e. ABUSIVE CONDUCT AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE;
   F. uncontrolled access to the workplace; and
   [f.] G. areas of previous security problems.
   4.  Written workplace violence prevention program. Every employer with
 at least twenty full time permanent employees shall develop  and  imple-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04456-11-4
              

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