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Immigration (Work Authorization)

Every immigration bill, vote, and legislator stance in New York, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

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2025 Regular Session
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in committee · New York · Senate Mar 25, 2026

S 9563: Relates to payment for work by a personal care aide or a home health aide with temporary protected status or other visa status

Requires insurers to pay a licensed home care services agency for work provided by a personal care aide or a home health aide with temporary protected status or other visa status; requires the licensed home services agency to have made a good faith effort to establish the employment eligibility of personal care aide or a home health aide consistent with federal regulation and statutes.
in committee · New York · Senate Feb 5, 2026

S 9124: Enacts the "building retention and internship-to-degree graduate employment (BRIDGE) act"

Enacts the "building retention and internship-to-degree graduate employment (BRIDGE) act"; provides limited work permits for students in a master of social work program; establishes policies and procedures for such work permit.
in committee · New York · Senate Feb 3, 2026

S 9106: Relates to enacting the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act"

Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.
passed · New York · Senate Mar 9, 2026

S 4478: Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers

Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers and to make such document available in other languages and to school officials who issue working papers.
in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3584: Establishes the employee privacy act prohibiting employers from using the federal electronic employment verification system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant

Prohibits employers from using the federal electronic employment verification system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment and prohibits municipalities from requiring employers to use the federal electronic employment verification system.
Sub-Topics Work Authorization
in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 278: Relates to enacting the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act"

Enacts the "New York emergency expedited temporary work permit act" to allow asylum seekers to apply for and be granted temporary work permits while their federal immigration status is being determined.
in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5594: Establishes a tax credit for small businesses employing an eligible immigrant worker

This bill creates a $1,500 tax credit for small businesses (with 50 or fewer employees) that hire and retain eligible immigrant workers in full-time positions for at least six months. The credit directly benefits qualifying small businesses by reducing their tax liability and supports immigrant workers seeking stable employment. Businesses claim the credit per eligible worker hired and maintained for the required six-month period. The policy change applies only to small businesses meeting the employee threshold.
Sub-Topics Business Taxes Tax Credits Work Authorization Tags Small Business
in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6041: Relates to permitting persons who have filed for asylum to work in New York state

S 6041 would permit individuals in New York who have filed for asylum under federal immigration law to work in the state. The bill directs the New York State labor commissioner to create rules making asylum seekers eligible for employment, bypassing potential delays in federal work authorization. This applies directly to people who have submitted asylum applications and are living in New York. The law would take effect immediately upon passage.
in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1286: Relates to permitting persons who have filed for asylum to work in New York state

This bill allows individuals who have filed for asylum under federal law (8 U.S.C. § 1158) to work in New York State. It directs the state labor commissioner to create rules enabling these asylum seekers to obtain work authorization. The policy directly affects people who have applied for asylum but lack federal work permits, providing them access to employment in New York. The bill establishes a state-level mechanism for work eligibility without changing federal asylum procedures.
in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4864: Relates to work authorization for asylum seekers

Directs the comptroller to withhold certain payments to be made to the federal government until asylum seekers in the custody of the city of New York are granted documentation or authorization for employment.
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