Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Requires employers of retail, food service or cleaning employees to give such employees 7 days' notice of their work schedule and a month's notice of the minimum hours of work; provides a private right of action to employees who are aggrieved by certain violations of such provisions.

Provides that for settlements that require a court order, the order, or the judgment in a special proceeding, shall provide for the payment of interest on the settlement amount at the statutory interest rate on judgments.

Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires children's overnight camps, summer day camps, and traveling summer day camps to have epinephrine auto-injector devices on-site and maintain a written agreement with an emergency health care provider. Camp operators must ensure staff complete approved training for device use and follow specific protocols for possession, maintenance, and reporting. The law applies directly to camp facilities and their employees, not to general public spaces or other organizations. It also clarifies that using these devices under this law is considered first aid, protecting users from liability concerns.

Includes sporting events within the definition of places of public entertainment and amusement for purposes of wrongful refusal of admission to and ejection from places of public entertainment and amusement.

Prohibits the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of a pregnancy in certain legal proceedings.

Creates the office of emerging technology; provides for its functions and duties; requires the office to submit a report to the governor and the legislature.

Enacts the HOPE pilot program; allows households to apply for multiple food and anti-poverty benefits simultaneously online and enable families to work with nonprofit and government agencies to enact action plans to boost their long-term self-sufficiency.

Prohibits the enforcement of mandatory arbitration agreements clauses and joint-action waivers with respect to workplace disputes; clarifies that section 7515 of the civil practice laws and rules applies retroactively to nullify pre-existing illegal mandatory arbitration clauses.

Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies that only individuals aged 18 or older at the time of committing a crime can receive a life imprisonment sentence without parole. It specifically applies to certain serious offenses, including first-degree murder, terrorism involving weapons, and aggravated murder, as defined in New York's penal law. The law amends existing sentencing provisions to require that defendants must have been 18 or older when the crime was committed to be eligible for life without parole. Minors (17 or younger) remain subject to other sentencing options under the law.