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, whistleblower or representative organization to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action May 9, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 12A
upper
May 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
ER
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
DDemocratic
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
TK
Tim Kennedy
DDemocratic/Working Families
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