December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
Siblings and Paid Family Leave
Bill
Senate Bill 2928
Summary
Relates to paid family leave and siblings.
Enacted
11/01/2021
Effective Date
01/01/2023
Topics
Sibling; Family; Medical
October
Members of the Civil Air Patrol
Bill
Assembly Bill 1414
Summary
Relates to paid leave for members of the civil air patrol; relates to civil air patrol volunteers.
Enacted
10/08/2021
Effective Date
10/08/2021
Topics
Civil_air_patron
Retaliatory Personnel Actions by Employers
Bill
Assembly Bill 1414
Summary
Includes any federal, state or local department of an executive branch of government and any division, board, bureau, office, committee, or commission under the definition of public body; defines retaliatory action; provides that an employer shall not take any retaliatory action against an employee, whether or not within the scope of the employee job duties, because such employee takes specified actions; provides for relief.
Enacted
10/28/2021
Effective Date
01/26/2022
Topics
Notice; Posting_requirement; Retaliation; Whistleblower; Health; Safety
September
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
August
Wage Theft
Bill
Senate Bill 858
Summary
Relates to clarifying provisions prohibiting wage theft; provides that there are no exceptions to liability for the unauthorized failure to pay wages, benefits or wage supplements.
Enacted
08/19/2021
Effective Date
08/19/2021
Topics
Wage_claims; Wage_theft
July
Calculation of Weekly Unemployment Insurance
Bill
Senate Bill 1042
Summary
Relates to the calculation of weekly unemployment insurance for workers who are partially unemployed; repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto.
Enacted
07/16/2021
Effective Date
08/15/2021
Topics
Unemployment
Relating to Compensation and Conditions of Employment
Bill
Senate Bill 1042
Summary
Relates to the calculation of weekly unemployment insurance for workers who are partially unemployed; repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto.
Enacted
07/16/2021
Effective Date
08/15/2021
Topics
Unemployment
Summer Camp Professional Workers
Bill
Senate Bill 4345
Summary
Amends the public health law in relation to the provision of certain professional services to children’s camps and camps for children with developmental disabilities.
Enacted
07/16/2021
Effective Date
07/16/2021
Topics
Staffing; Camps
June
Relating to Compensation and Conditions of Employment
Bill
Senate Bill 7232
Summary
Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; implements agreements between the state and an employee organization; makes an appropriation for the purpose of effectuating certain provisions thereof; repeals certain provisions of the civil service law relating thereto.
Enacted
06/11/2021
Effective Date
06/11/2021
Topics
Government; Rate_of_pay
Relating to Compensation and Conditions of Employment
Bill
Assembly Bill 7119
Summary
Amends the Public Health Law; relates to establishing standard nursing home staffing levels; provides penalties.
Enacted
06/18/2021
Effective Date
06/18/2021
Topics
Staffing; Nusring_homes
May
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
April
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
March
Time Off for Public Employees for COVID-19 Vaccination
Bill
Assembly Bill 3354
Summary
Grants time off for public employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Enacted
03/12/2021
Effective Date
03/12/2021
Topics
Covid; Paid_leave; Vaccination
Written Notice Requirements for Mass Layoffs
Bill
Senate Bill 2074
Summary
Relates to written notice requirements for mass layoffs; includes a requirement to notify each locality which provides police, firefighting, emergency medical or ambulance services to the site of employment at which the mass layoff will occur.
Enacted
03/25/2021
Effective Date
Topics
Notice; Mass_layoff
Minimum Wage Rates for Covered Airport Workers
Bill
Senate Bill 4001
Summary
Relates to written notice requirements for mass layoffs; includes a requirement to notify each locality which provides police, firefighting, emergency medical or ambulance services to the site of employment at which the mass layoff will occur.
Enacted
03/25/2021
Effective Date
Topics
Administrative; Attorney_fees; Backpay; Civil_penalty; Costs; Liquidated_damages; Statute_limitations; Recordkeeping; Reporting_required; Airport; Airport_services; Successor_employer; Minimum_wage
Cannabis Management
Bill
Senate Bill 854
Summary
Relates to the creation of a new office of cannabis management, as an independent entity within the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to cultivate, process, distribute and sell cannabis and the use of cannabis by persons aged twenty-one or older; amends the Public Health Law; relates to the description of cannabis; amends the Penal Law, in relation to the growing and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older.
Enacted
03/31/2021
Effective Date
03/31/2021, 04/01/2022
Topics
Administrative; Attorney_fees; Backpay; Civil_penalty; Costs; Liquidated_damages; Statute_limitations; Recordkeeping; Reporting_required; Airport; Airport_services; Successor_employer; Minimum_wage
February
Public Employers
Bill
Assembly Bill 980
Summary
Requires public employers to adopt a plan for operations in the event of a declared state disaster emergency involving a communicable disease and establishing certain protocols necessary for responding to a declared state disaster emergency involving a communicable disease in an educational setting.
Enacted
02/16/2021
Effective Date
02/16/2021
Topics
Emergency; Policy_requirement; Government
January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
