Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5322: Relates to paid sick leave provided by employers with full-time employee equivalents

This bill modifies New York's paid sick leave law to set specific requirements based on employer size. Employers with 4 or fewer full-time equivalent employees must provide up to 40 hours of *unpaid* sick leave annually, unless they earned over $1 million in net income last year (then paid leave applies). Employers with 5-99 employees must provide 40 hours of paid sick leave yearly, while those with 100+ employees must provide 56 hours. All employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 regular work hours, starting from hire or the law's effective date. The changes take effect immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates paid sick leave for 5+ employee employers, expanding worker benefits beyond unpaid options for most businesses while maintaining protections.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Paid Leave

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in committee · New York · Assembly Sep 8, 2025

A 2272: Limits the number of consecutive hours worked by certain employees of N.Y. city

Limits the number of consecutive hours worked by certain employees of cities of one million or more; provides that employees of cities of one million or more who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement shall not work more than 17 consecutive hours in a work day.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill limits consecutive work hours to 17 for unionized city employees, protecting workers from excessive hours and enhancing workplace safety.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4994: Provides grounds for attachment and relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft

Provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft; relates to penalties for certain wage violations.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill enables employees to hold shareholders personally liable for wage theft, strengthening worker compensation rights and penalties for violations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8189: Relates to benefits of temporarily partially disabled workers

Clarifies that workers who are temporarily partially disabled are entitled to payment of benefits at a reduced rate unless their separation from employment is unrelated to the compensable injury.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentClarifies entitlement to reduced benefits for partially disabled workers, ensuring continued compensation related to injury, aligning with expanded worker benefits.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4756: Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act"

Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants; establishes application requirements.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAuthorizes grants for YouthBuild program, providing job training and employment support to youth, advancing workforce development under Labor & Employment.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Apprenticeships

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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

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3582: Establishes an unemployment bridge program; establishes digital ad tax act; appropriation

Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates digital ad tax (DATA) and funds unemployment bridge program, increasing tax revenue and government spending for public assistance.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes unemployment bridge program fund for wage replacement to workers excluded from standard unemployment benefits, expanding worker financial support.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Unemployment

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3883: Relates to exempting farm laborer internships earning college credit from the definition of employee and employment

Exempts service as a farm laborer where such service is an internship granting college course credit from the definition of employee and employment for the purposes of certain workers' compensation benefits.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill exempts farm laborer internships (with college credit) from workers' compensation coverage, removing a key worker protection and weakening employment safety benefits.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Child Labor Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6694: Relates to split shifts and minimum wage

This bill requires employers to pay minimum wage for any non-working time exceeding one hour during a split shift (when an employee has a break between work periods). It directly affects workers in split-shift roles and their employers, ensuring pay for time not spent working beyond the first hour of the break. The key provision treats this non-working time as "worked hours" for minimum wage calculation. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates minimum wage payment for non-working split-shift breaks exceeding 1 hour, directly protecting workers' wage rights and strengthening compensation standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 173: Establishes an unemployment bridge program; establishes digital ad tax act; appropriation

Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates digital ad tax (DATA) and funds unemployment bridge program, generating revenue and supporting public services through new taxation and appropriations.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes unemployment bridge program providing wage replacement to workers excluded from standard unemployment benefits, expanding worker support.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Business Taxes Unemployment

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