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 affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy 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
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2026
Last action Apr 7, 2026
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Committee
1
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
April Baskin
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Bottcher
DDemocratic
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
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