Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 03, 2014 |
1st report cal.1188 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to labor |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S1701
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2013-S1701 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8890
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §215-d, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S7077
2013-S1701 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1701 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to protecting the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts PURPOSE: To protect the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d which prohibits invasion of privacy by an employer against an employee or prospective employee in regard to using an electronic communications device. The section states that employers shall not require any employee or applicant to disclose any log-in name, password or other means for accessing a personal account or service through an electronic communications device. Employers cannot terminate, discipline or penalize an employee for refusing to disclose this information. JUSTIFICATION: With the increase of technology and social media presence in our everyday lives, states are taking action to protect
2013-S1701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1701 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to protecting the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d to read as follows: S 215-D. INVASION OF PRIVACY BY AN EMPLOYER AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "APPLICANT" MEANS AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT. (B) "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE" MEANS ANY DEVICE THAT USES ELECTRONIC SIGNALS TO CREATE, TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE INFORMATION, AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COMPUTERS, TELEPHONES, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES. 2. (A) AN EMPLOYER, EMPLOYER'S AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE, OR ITS DESIG- NEE SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT TO DISCLOSE ANY LOG-IN NAME, PASSWORD OR OTHER MEANS FOR ACCESSING A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OR SERVICE THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE. (B) AN EMPLOYER, EMPLOYER'S AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE, OR ITS DESIGNEE MAY REQUIRE AN EMPLOYEE TO DISCLOSE ANY LOG-IN NAME, PASSWORD OR OTHER MEANS FOR ACCESSING NON-PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OR SERVICES THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE EMPLOYER'S INTERNAL COMPUTER OR INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 3. AN EMPLOYER, EMPLOYER'S AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE, OR ITS DESIGNEE SHALL NOT: (A) TERMINATE, DISCIPLINE OR OTHERWISE PENALIZE AN EMPLOYEE, OR THREATEN TO TERMINATE, DISCIPLINE OR OTHERWISE PENALIZE AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE EMPLOYEE'S REFUSAL TO DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04808-01-3
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