Labor & Employment

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 Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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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 Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 1778: Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents

This bill allows current New York City police officers who previously worked as traffic enforcement agents to count that prior service toward their retirement and pension benefits. Specifically, officers who transferred from traffic enforcement to the police department (before July 2009) can include that time in their service calculation, provided they pay the equivalent contributions they would have made during that period. It directly affects NYC police officers with prior traffic enforcement experience who are now serving in the uniformed police force. The policy change ensures their earlier work is recognized in retirement eligibility without altering existing civil service transfer rules.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands retirement/pension benefits for NYC police officers by counting prior traffic enforcement service, strengthening worker benefits for a specific employment group.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 2681: Directs the superintendent of state police develop a critical incident policy for members of the state police

Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates critical incident paid leave for state police officers and prohibits retaliation - directly protects workers' rights and expands benefits for a specific workforce.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 6942: Restores the 20 year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers and sanitation workers

This bill restores a 20-year service requirement for normal retirement benefits for New York City corrections officers and sanitation workers enrolled in a specific retirement plan (the "uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan"). It amends retirement law to change their normal retirement age from 22 years of service to 20 years, aligning it with their previous eligibility before a 2012 change. The key provision allows these workers to retire with full benefits after 20 years of service without needing to wait until age 62. This directly affects approximately 10,000 current and future NYC corrections/sanitation employees in this retirement plan. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRestores 20-year service requirement for retirement benefits, reducing years needed for full benefits compared to 2012 change, directly expanding worker retirement benefits.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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signed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 584: Enacts the "trapped at work act"

This bill bans employers from requiring workers to sign agreements that force them to pay money if they leave employment before a set period (e.g., "reimbursement for training" clauses). It directly affects all workers, including employees, interns, volunteers, and contractors, by prohibiting these "employment promissory notes" as a condition of hiring. Key exceptions include repayment for actual training costs, property purchases, or collective bargaining agreements. Violations carry fines up to $5,000 per worker, and workers can recover attorney fees if sued over invalid clauses.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBans employer-mandated 'reimbursement for training' clauses forcing workers to pay if they leave, directly protecting workers' rights to mobility and preventing financial traps in employment agreements.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

signed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 4727: Relates to paid family leave benefits

Extends paid family leave benefits to employees who perform construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repairs, renovations, alterations, or improvements for multiple employers pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement who shall be eligible for family leave benefits if they were employed for at least twenty-six of the last thirty-nine weeks by any covered employer which is signatory to a collective bargaining agreement.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExtends paid family leave benefits to construction workers under collective bargaining, expanding worker benefits and supporting collective bargaining agreements.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

vetoed · New York · Senate Dec 19, 2025

S 7749: Provides for a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in certain cities

This bill creates a presumption that heart conditions causing disability or death for deputy sheriffs in cities with a population of one million or more were incurred during work, unless proven otherwise. It applies specifically to deputy sheriffs who passed initial physical exams (showing no pre-existing heart issues) but later develop undetected heart disease. Retiring deputy sheriffs with such conditions would receive a pension equal to 75% of their final average salary. The law directly affects deputy sheriffs in large cities like New York City, streamlining retirement benefits for work-related heart conditions.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill presumes work-related heart conditions for deputy sheriffs, granting 75% pension without burden of proof, strengthening worker benefits for specific occupational hazard.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 521: Establishes the "recovery ready workplace act"

Establishes the "recovery ready workplace act" which provides for the certification of an employer to become a recovery ready workplace; defines terms; establishes the recovery-ready workplace program; provides criteria for employers to obtain certification as a recovery ready workplace; provides for employee involvement.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEmployee involvement in certification program indicates proactive worker engagement, aligning with labor protection goals without direct wage/safety mandates.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · New York · Assembly Dec 19, 2025

A 6756: Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county

Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides death benefits to correction officers' families, expanding worker benefits for on-duty fatalities per Labor & Employment topic indicators.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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