A 7958 New York Assembly · 2017 Regular Session

Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act

Summary
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an aggrieved employee or employees or a representative organization to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for any provision of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder, that provides for a civil penalty to be assessed and collected by the commissioner for a violation of the labor law.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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May 2017
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Governor
Introduced May 23, 2017 Last action Jan 3, 2018
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Jan 3, 2018
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
May 23, 2017
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
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