This bill establishes rules for companies using AI tools to make key hiring, promotion, or termination decisions. It directly affects "deployers" (employers using these tools) and "developers" (companies creating them), requiring both to conduct annual impact assessments. Key provisions mandate documenting data usage, assessing discrimination risks, implementing safeguards, and maintaining transparency about how the tools function. Deployers must verify tools align with their intended purpose, while developers must disclose limitations and evaluation methods before selling tools. The law aims to prevent biased outcomes by requiring proactive risk management for AI-driven employment decisions.
S 171 creates a state income tax credit equal to the amount of qualified union dues paid by taxpayers to recognized labor organizations starting January 1, 2026. It directly affects individual taxpayers who pay union dues to organizations certified as bargaining representatives under state law. The credit reduces income tax liability dollar-for-dollar, with any excess treated as an overpayment refundable without interest. This policy change applies to dues paid for representation in matters like wages, hours, or working conditions, as defined in the bill.
Relates to employee petitions to participate in a shared work program and to employer responses to such petitions; requires such petitions to be submitted to the commissioner of labor and to be made available for public access on the department of labor website.
This bill gradually increases the maximum paid family leave time New York employees can take annually. Starting in 2018, it expands leave from 8 weeks to a maximum of 26 weeks by 2021, with corresponding increases in benefit rates from 50% to 100% of the employee's average weekly wage (capped at state averages). It sets a minimum weekly benefit of $100, ensures full wage coverage for lower earners, and allows the superintendent of financial services to delay increases if needed for program stability. The bill directly affects eligible New York workers needing leave for family care, with concrete policy changes being the phased expansion of leave duration and benefit levels.
Requires employers to inform their employees that non-disclosure or non-disparagement provisions in their employment contracts do not prohibit them from speaking with law enforcement, the equal employment opportunity commission, the state division of human rights, a local commission on human rights, or an attorney retained by the employee.
Extends the authority and oversight of wage boards to include the consideration of minimum standards for benefits and working conditions; changes the reference to such boards as workers' boards.
S 5991, the "LEAVE Act," requires most employers to provide paid sick leave and paid leave based on company size: small businesses (4+ employees with >$1M income) must offer 40 hours paid sick leave and 40 hours paid leave annually; mid-sized (5-99 employees) get 40 hours each; large businesses (100+) get 56 hours sick leave and 40 hours paid leave. Employees accrue leave at 1 hour per 30 hours worked, with protections covering medical needs, family care, and domestic violence situations (including safety planning and legal support). The bill also mandates 20 hours of paid prenatal leave annually starting in 2025, to be taken in hourly increments at the employee’s regular pay rate. It applies to all covered employers in the state and prohibits requiring confidential health disclosures as a condition for leave.
Relates to prohibiting New York city boards of elections from entering into contracts for certain services related to the conduct of elections with any entity that does not employ union labor.
Provides for the rate of employer contributions to the unemployment insurance fund in the 2026 fiscal year; establishes the unemployment insurance solvency reserve fund.
Requires covered employers to provide notice to certain affected employees prior to any technological displacement; requires reporting; requires a workforce transition period; makes related provisions.
