Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"; relates to the payment of attorneys' fees by the state; provides that no attorneys' fees or expenses shall be paid if incurred on behalf of an employee in any action brought by the employee against the state; provides that attorneys' fees shall be presumptively unreasonable where an individual hires or employs multiple law firms on the same matter unless such employee can demonstrate the need for additional attorneys with distinct subject matter expertise.
Provides the carrier or employer a credit against permanent partial disability benefits for temporary partial disability payments made in excess of 130 weeks.
Removes the requirement that an employer has employed an average of one thousand or more persons in the past three years in order to pay less frequently than weekly, but not less frequently than semi-monthly; provides for damages for violations where the employer paid the employee wages on a regular payday, no less frequently than semi-monthly.
This bill (S 3300) repeals New York's Clean Slate Act, which previously allowed certain criminal records to be sealed or expunged. It directly affects individuals with past arrests or convictions that were dismissed, ended in a favorable termination, or resulted in sealed records under the Clean Slate Act. The repeal removes legal protections that prevented employers, landlords, and others from asking about or considering these sealed records during job applications, housing searches, or credit decisions. As a result, individuals who qualified under the Clean Slate Act would no longer have those records shielded from such inquiries.
This bill repeals a requirement that professional wrestling promoters in New York must post a $20,000 bond to guarantee payments for wrestler purses, advertising, and other expenses (previously in Section 1015, subdivision 11). It directly affects promoters of professional wrestling events by removing this specific financial obligation. The bill amends the general business law to update definitions of "professional wrestling" and related terms but focuses the key change on eliminating the bond requirement. The annual license fee for promoters remains capped at $225, but the bond requirement is fully repealed. This change reduces administrative and financial burdens on wrestling promoters without altering other licensing or safety provisions.
S 6639 increases the percentage of overtime pay excluded from retirement benefit calculations for public employees from 15% to 30% of their regular wages. It directly affects state and local government workers covered by retirement systems using "final average salary" calculations. The bill changes the threshold so more overtime pay will now be included in determining retirement benefits, rather than excluded.
This bill amends New York's civil service law to explicitly include individuals holding positions by appointment or employment in the state's organized militia (such as the National Guard) within the definition of "public employee." It directly affects militia members serving in these roles by classifying them as public employees under the law. The change modifies the legal definition but excludes these individuals from certain provisions related to collective bargaining (sections 210 and 211) while including them in the general definition for other purposes. The amendment takes effect immediately upon passage.
This bill increases special accidental death benefits for families of state and local government employees covered by retirement systems. It adjusts the benefit amount as a percentage of the deceased member's salary based on the year of death, with higher percentages for deaths in earlier years (e.g., 313.2% for deaths in 1977) and lower percentages for more recent years (e.g., 3.0% for 2023 deaths, phasing to 0% by 2025). The benefit is paid to surviving spouses, children under 18 (or under 23 if students), or parents if no immediate family exists. The changes apply to both municipal employees and retirement system members, effective July 1, 2025.
Relates to unlawful strikes by public employees; provides for the settlement of certain disputes relating to terms and conditions of employment of certain transit and transportation authorities.
This bill amends New York's labor law to exempt contractors building new one-family residential homes from certain safety device requirements. Specifically, it removes the obligation for these contractors to provide safety equipment like scaffolding, hoists, or ladders during construction, repair, or alteration work. The exemption directly affects contractors specializing in new single-family home projects, allowing them to operate without meeting the same safety mandates as other construction contractors. The change takes effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.
