Labor & Employment (Labor Standards)

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1613: Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation or retaliatory action

Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation, unlawful retaliatory action, or general labor issues such as hours and breaks.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides legal recourse for health/safety violations and retaliation, strengthening worker protections in nail salon industry.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7702: Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses

Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses; provides circumstances for the reinstatement of limitations on mandatory overtime; provides for civil penalties for employers who violate work hours limitations.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRestricts nurse work hours with penalties for violations, directly protecting worker safety and preventing excessive overtime - core labor protection measure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Assembly Feb 24, 2026

A 7781: 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 and expanding 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; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands coverage to part-time workers, enforces stricter notice requirements, removes penalty reductions, and extends back pay claims, strengthening worker protections.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Unemployment

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 3900: Relates to clarifying the definition of a commission salesperson

Relates to clarifying the definition of a commission salesperson; adds additional factors to the definition of a commission salesperson including not being free to work at such employee's own convenience or discretion, being constrained to a fixed schedule, not being free to engage in other employment and being on the employer's payroll and receiving fringe benefits.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentClarifies commission salesperson definition to include employee-like factors (fixed schedule, payroll, fringe benefits), likely extending worker protections under employment standards.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Gig Economy Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6625: Limits the number of hours certain public employees can work

This bill (S 6625) limits municipal public employees in New York to a maximum 17-hour workday, directly affecting workers for cities, towns, and other local government entities. It amends existing law to set this daily cap, with exceptions only for agreements made through collective bargaining. The bill clarifies that overtime pay earned under this rule counts toward retirement benefits but does not count toward salary increases, promotions, or length-of-service raises. It applies to all public employees covered by municipal employment rules, effective 30 days after enactment.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentSets 17-hour daily cap for public employees, protecting workplace safety and work-life balance. Overtime counts toward retirement benefits, supporting worker compensation.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining Labor Standards

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passed · New York · Senate May 12, 2026

S 4515: Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such workers

This bill requires employers of domestic workers to provide paid sick leave, directly affecting household workers like nannies, caregivers, and housekeepers. It mandates that employers with 5-99 workers (including those hiring domestic workers) provide 40 hours of paid sick leave annually per employee, while larger employers (100+ workers) must offer 56 hours. Small employers (4 or fewer workers) must provide 40 hours of *unpaid* sick leave unless they earned over $1 million in the previous year, in which case it becomes paid. The law applies to all domestic workers as defined by existing labor law, with no exemption for household employers.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates paid sick leave for domestic workers, expanding worker benefits and directly protecting employment standards per bill summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Paid Leave

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3527: Provides for the regulation of all indoor and outdoor worksites

Provides for the regulation of indoor and outdoor worksites with temperature protection standards and education, training and reporting requirements to ensure that employers provide safe conditions for their employees.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates temperature standards, training, and reporting for safe worksites, directly improving workplace safety as a core labor & employment protection.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Workplace Safety

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 12, 2025

S 4070: Enacts the "trapped at work act"

This bill, S 4070 ("Trapped at Work Act"), prohibits employers from requiring workers to sign employment promissory notes as a condition of employment. Such notes - agreements forcing workers to repay money if they leave before a set period - would be unenforceable and void under the law. Exceptions include agreements for repaying non-training-related advances, property leases, or collective bargaining terms. Violating the law subjects employers to fines of $1,000-$5,000 per affected worker, and workers can recover attorney fees if sued over these invalid agreements.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill prohibits employer-mandated promissory notes forcing repayment for early departure, directly protecting workers' rights and strengthening employment standards by making such agreements unenforceable.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining Labor Standards

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4611: 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 directly enables employees to hold shareholders personally liable for wage theft, strengthening worker protections against unpaid wages and expanding legal recourse.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7289: Establishes the New York state fast food franchisor accountability act

Establishes the New York state fast food franchisor accountability act to hold fast food restaurants jointly liable for violations of certain laws, orders, rules and regulations relating to employment and worker safety.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentHolds franchisors jointly liable for employment/safety violations, strengthening enforcement of worker protections under Labor & Employment.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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