Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Senate May 13, 2026

S 9915: Requires battery energy storage system owners and operators to demonstrate compliance with workforce reliability standards as a condition of state financial assistance; extends prevailing wage requirements

Requires battery energy storage system owners and operators to demonstrate compliance with workforce reliability standards as a condition of state financial assistance; extends prevailing wage requirements and whistleblower protections to operations and maintenance employees at covered battery energy storage systems; directs the public service commission to promulgate implementing regulations; and requires a periodic review of implementation.

Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill strengthens battery energy storage infrastructure by enforcing workforce reliability standards and expanding worker protections, advancing clean energy goals.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill extends prevailing wage requirements and whistleblower protections to battery energy storage employees, directly strengthening worker rights and compensation.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Energy Storage Utility Regulation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 1, 2026

A 10765: Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment

Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment unless it is established that such employee was grossly negligent in providing such first aid or emergency treatment.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill protects healthcare workers from retaliation when providing first aid, ensuring safe access to emergency care.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill protects workers from retaliation when providing first aid, strengthening workplace safety and employee rights.95% confidence

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 9773: Relates to remedies for unlawful discharge or discrimination for the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty

Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill protects civil rights by preventing unlawful discharge or discrimination against employees exercising jury duty rights.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill strengthens worker protections by adding civil remedies for employees discharged for serving on jury duty.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Civil Rights Courts

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 9904: Relates to moneys to be credited to the general account of the unemployment insurance fund

Specifies that moneys credited to the state pursuant to section nine hundred one of the federal social security act are to be credited to the general account of the unemployment insurance fund.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill directs federal unemployment insurance funds to the state general account, increasing available budget resources for the unemployment insurance fund.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill allocates federal funds to the state unemployment insurance fund, thereby strengthening worker benefits and financial security.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Unemployment

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 24, 2026

A 11099: Enacts the "renewable energy project labor agreement act"; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

Enacts the "renewable energy project labor agreement act" in relation to requiring project labor agreements for renewable energy projects receiving state support; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.

Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill enacts a Renewable Energy Project Labor Agreement Act, strengthening renewable energy projects receiving state support.85% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill promotes renewable energy projects, which reduces emissions and advances environmental protection goals.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates Project Labor Agreements for state-funded renewable energy projects, which standardize wages and working conditions to protect workers' rights.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy Apprenticeships

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 16, 2026

S 9945: Protects the health insurance benefits of retirees of public employers and contributions of Medicare-eligible retirees of public employers

Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill protects existing health insurance benefits and contributions for retirees, preventing reduction of coverage.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill protects health insurance benefits for public employer retirees, directly supporting worker benefits and rights.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Medicare

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 2, 2026

S 9699: Provides that certain communications made without malice regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination shall be deemed privileged

Provides that certain communications made without malice regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination shall be deemed privileged; provides that a prevailing defendant in an action brought against such defendant for making a communication that is privileged shall be entitled to attorney's fees and costs for such defense.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill protects workers' rights by ensuring they can report sexual assault and harassment without fear of legal liability, thereby strengthening workplace safety and anti-discrimination standards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Employment Discrimination

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passed both · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 10085: Extends the twenty-five year presumptive eligibility period for certain retirement benefits for injuries or illnesses related to World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations

Extends the presumptive eligibility period, from twenty-five to thirty-five years, for certain retirement benefits for injuries or illnesses related to World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill extends retirement benefits for 9/11 responders, directly expanding worker benefits and protecting injured workers.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill extends the eligibility period for retirement benefits for 9/11 responders, strengthening their financial protections.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 23, 2026

S 10030: Relates to eligibility for accidental disability benefits under the heart bill

Allows a one-year window for application for a disability retirement for members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who retired from service on or after January 1, 2021 due to heart disease; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill extends eligibility for disability retirement benefits for heart disease, protecting access to financial support for affected healthcare workers.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands disability retirement benefits for public safety workers with heart disease, strengthening worker protections and benefits.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 21, 2026

S 9991: Relates to providing reforms to the New York state worker adjustment and retraining notification act; repealer

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment; expands the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands worker protections by including part-time employees, broadening employer definitions, and removing penalty reductions for mass layoffs.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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