Clarifies that workers shall not be punished or subjected to discipline by employers for lawful absences.
Asm. William Colton
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Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to install and reasonably maintain proper operation of surveillance cameras in areas frequented by passengers at all subway stations.
Requires employers to display a poster containing information on veterans' benefits and services which shall be created and distributed by the department of labor for display by employers with more than fifty full-time equivalent employees.
Relates to the issuance of a New York State Korean War Commemorative Medal.
Enacts the New York textile act to accelerate the growth of the animal and plant fiber growing, processing, and textile manufacturing industry in New York.
Relates to construction of voting machines and systems.
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
Increases fines for leaving scene of an accident without reporting.
Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on the Holocaust within the state; provides a report shall be delivered which includes detailed results of the survey, the extent the survey data submitted was compliant with section eight hundred one of the education law, and if needed, recommendations to strengthen provisions of law if not compliant.
Authorizes the department of labor to develop a public awareness campaign promoting the New York state job bank.