Labor & Employment

died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4509: Provides the carrier or employer a credit against permanent partial disability benefits for temporary partial disability payments made in excess of 130 weeks

Provides the carrier or employer a credit against permanent partial disability benefits for temporary partial disability payments made in excess of 130 weeks.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentAllows employers to credit temporary disability payments exceeding 130 weeks against permanent benefits, reducing total worker compensation.85% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 106: Establishes safety requirements for commercial bicycle operators and businesses

Establishes safety requirements for operators who use bicycles with electric assist for commercial purposes and the businesses that employ such operators.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill establishes safety requirements for commercial bicycle operators, directly improving workplace safety standards for a specific worker group.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill establishes safety standards for commercial e-bike operators, enhancing transportation safety within vehicle regulations.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 253: Relates to mental health services and resources for child protective services employees

This bill requires all employers in child protective services (CPS) to provide mental health support services to their employees. It specifically mandates access to resources like trauma-focused therapy, EMDR treatment, counseling, and informational support to address workplace stress and secondary trauma. The law directly affects CPS workers - such as caseworkers and supervisors - who face high-stress, emotionally demanding situations daily. The key provision is a legal obligation for employers to cover these services, aiming to improve employee well-being and retention. (4 sentences)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates mental health services (trauma therapy, counseling) for CPS employees, directly expanding access to mental health care resources.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates mental health services for CPS workers facing high-stress conditions, directly protecting workplace well-being and addressing secondary trauma.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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signed · New York · Senate Dec 20, 2025

S 2536: Relates to the inclusion of certain off-site custom fabrication as public work for the purposes of payment of prevailing wage

Ensures that construction and fabrication done off of a public work site for specific use only in a public work project be compensated at the prevailing wage rate.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates prevailing wage for off-site fabrication on public projects, ensuring fair compensation for workers under Labor & Employment protections.95% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

vetoed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 3488: Relates to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department

Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides performance of duty presumption for heart disease in police medical roles, easing disability benefit claims - protects workers' rights and expands benefits.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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signed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 5369: Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities

Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities; establishes the nursing home worker recruitment and safety fund.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes nursing home worker recruitment/safety fund, improving staffing and safety in healthcare facilities, directly supporting healthcare services.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes nursing home worker recruitment and safety fund, directly improving workplace safety standards for healthcare workers.95% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

vetoed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 6640: Relates to death benefits for NYC transit authority members

Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands death benefits for NYC transit workers' families via lump sum options, strengthening worker benefit protections for beneficiaries upon member's death before retirement.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 4502: Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAllows educational work to count toward public assistance work requirements, supporting employment pathways for recipients.85% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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vetoed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 7388: Enacts the remedial construction of New York labor law act

This bill directs New York courts to interpret the state's labor law broadly in favor of workers to achieve its "remedial purposes," such as securing wages, preventing retaliation, and ensuring equal pay. It requires courts to construe exceptions and exemptions to labor law narrowly, maximizing deterrence of unlawful employer conduct. The law applies to all existing labor protections and does not create new rules - instead, it changes how courts must interpret current statutes to better protect workers' rights.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentDirects courts to interpret labor law broadly for workers' rights, securing wages and preventing retaliation under existing protections.95% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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vetoed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 4599: Grants certain county fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals or chief fire marshals pension benefits for service beyond twenty-five years

Grants Nassau county fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals or chief fire marshals pension benefits for service rendered beyond twenty-five years.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentGrants extended pension benefits to specific public safety workers, expanding their employment benefits beyond standard requirements.85% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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