December
Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses
Bill
Assembly Bill 286 (2021-2022)
Summary
Amends the labor law, in relation to the restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses.
Enacted
12/30/2022
Effective Date
02/28/2023
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Administrative, Civil_penalty, Damages; Employer_Obligations: Work_schedule; Employment_relations: Nurse; Hours_worked: On-call; Wage_and_Hour: Overtime
Minimum Standards for Code Enforcement Personnel
Bill
Senate Bill 532 (2021-2022)
Summary
Relates to minimum standards for code enforcement personnel; provides that the Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and regulations with respect to specified items, including but not limited to the requirements of minimum basic training which code enforcement personnel shall complete; provides that, absent a written extension from the Secretary for good cause shown, the minimum basic training requirements shall be completed within specified time frames for specified occupations.
Enacted
12/28/2022
Effective Date
04/27/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Discrimination Based on Citizenship
Bill
Assembly Bill 6328 (2021-2022)
Summary
Prohibits discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status.
Enacted
12/23/2022
Effective Date
12/23/2022
Topics
Prohibited_Practices: Discrimination, Immigration_status, Legal_work_status
Salary Protection for Temporary Employees
Bill
Assembly Bill 4080 (2021-2022)
Summary
Amends the Civil Service Law; relates to granting salary protection for provisional and temporary employees.
Enacted
12/09/2022
Effective Date
12/09/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Rights of Nursing Mothers to Express Breast Milk
Bill
Senate Bill 4844 (2021-2022)
Summary
Provides that an employer shall provide reasonable unpaid break time or permit an employee to use paid break time or meal time to allow an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child each time such employee has reasonable need to express breast milk for up to a specified number of years following child birth; provides that an employer shall designate a room or other location which shall be made available for use by such employee to express breast milk.
Enacted
12/09/2022
Effective Date
06/07/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Accommodation, Breastfeeding, Express_milk, Undue_hardship; Employment_relations: Nursing_mothers; Hours_worked: Rest_break
Commuter Rail Service Employees
Bill
Assembly Bill 9964 (2021-2022)
Summary
Establishes light duty during pregnancy and parental leave for certain commuter rail service employees.
Enacted
12/09/2022
Effective Date
12/09/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
November
Discipline by Employers for Lawful Absences
Bill
Assembly Bill 8092 (2021-2022)
Summary
Amends the labor law in relation to clarifying that workers shall not be punished or subjected to discipline by employers for lawful absences.
Enacted
11/21/2022
Effective Date
02/19/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Absence_policy; Employment_relations: Discipline; Leave_laws: Family, Leave_of_absence, Medical, Pregnancy, Sick
October
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
September
Certification of Public Employment
Bill
Senate Bill 8389 (2021)
Summary
Relates to certification of employment with public service employers for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program; provides that for faculty or teacher employees, a public service employer certifying employment after specified date shall credit 3.35 hours worked for each hour of lecture or classroom time, regardless of when the hours were worked.
Enacted
09/15/2022
Effective Date
09/15/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
August
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
July
State Employee’s Net Salary May Be Deposited Directly
Bill
Senate Bill 6617 (2021)
Summary
Relates to the direct deposit of certain salaries; provides that upon the written request from a state employee hired on or before specified date, the comptroller may cause such employee’s net salary, or any portion thereof designated by the employee, to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee, on forms provided by the comptroller, and duly filed in accordance with regulations.
Enacted
07/21/2022
Effective Date
01/01/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
June
Conditions of Employment of Certain State Officers
Bill
Senate Bill 9478 (2021)
Summary
Provides for compensation and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees.
Enacted
06/30/2022
Effective Date
04/01/2016, 04/01/2019, 04/01/2020, 06/30/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Members of Security Supervisors Unit
Bill
Senate Bill 9463 (2021)
Summary
Provides for compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of state officers and employees who are the members of the security supervisors unit; increases salary payable to certain officers and employees; authorizes funding of joint labor management committees, to implement an agreement between the state and the employee organization representing the members of the security supervisors unit.
Enacted
06/30/2022
Effective Date
04/01/2016, 04/01/2019, 04/01/2020, 06/30/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Leave time for COVID vaccination
Bill
Assembly Bill 9513
Summary
Extends provisions of chapter 77 of the laws of 2021 amending the civil service law and the labor law relating to leave time for COVID vaccination
Enacted
06/28/2022
Effective Date
06/28/2022
Topics
Covid: Covid; Leave_laws: Vaccination
May
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
April
Members of Agency Police Services Unit
Bill
Senate Bill 8748
Summary
Enacts into law major components of legislation relating to compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment of various units; appropriates funds.
Enacted
04/09/2022
Effective Date
04/09/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
March
Contractor Assumption of Liability
Bill
Senate Bill 7773
Summary
Amends the labor law and the general business law, in relation to actions for non-payment of wages; amends a chapter of the laws of 2021, amends the labor law and the general business law relating to actions for non-payment of wages, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2766-C and A. 3350-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof.
Enacted
03/18/2022
Effective Date
03/18/2022
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Joint_liability, Wage_claims;
Industry: General_contractor, Subcontractor
February
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
