Assembly Bill A925

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation or retaliatory action

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A925 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §415-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8435
2011-2012: A1456
2013-2014: A261
2015-2016: A825
2017-2018: A355
2021-2022: A284
2023-2024: A1820

2019-A925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation, unlawful retaliatory action, or general labor issues such as hours and breaks.

2019-A925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    925
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, QUART -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  providing  a
   private  right  of  action  for  nail  specialists  aggrieved by their
   employer in the case of a health  and  safety  violation,  retaliatory
   action, or general labor issues
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 415-a to read as follows:
   § 415-A. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 1. A NAIL SPECIALIST AGGRIEVED BY  A
 VIOLATION  OF ARTICLE THREE OR ARTICLE NINE OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
 LAW RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND  DISABILITY  BENEFITS,  SECTION
 TWO  HUNDRED OF THE LABOR LAW RELATED TO THE GENERAL DUTY TO PROTECT THE
 HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES, TITLE ONE OF ARTICLE FIVE OF  THE  LABOR
 LAW  RELATED  TO  THE GENERAL HOURS OF LABOR, OR ARTICLE TWENTY-C OF THE
 LABOR LAW RELATING TO RETALIATORY ACTION BY EMPLOYERS  OR  SECTION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  FOUR-A  OF  THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER
 RELATED TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES, OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION
 ADOPTED THERETO MAY FILE SUIT IN A COURT OF  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION  IN
 THE STATE, IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE ALLEGED OFFENSE OCCURRED OR WHERE ANY
 NAIL  SPECIALIST  WHO IS PARTY TO THE ACTION RESIDES, AGAINST AN APPEAR-
 ANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYER OR A THIRD PARTY CLIENT. ACTIONS  MAY
 BE  BROUGHT  BY  ONE OR MORE NAIL SPECIALISTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THEM-
 SELVES AND OTHER NAIL SPECIALISTS SIMILARLY SITUATED. A NAIL  SPECIALIST
 WHOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED BY AN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS OR
 A THIRD PARTY CLIENT IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT:
   A. IN THE CASE OF A HEALTH AND SAFETY OR NOTICE VIOLATION, COMPENSATO-
 RY DAMAGES AND AN AMOUNT UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION;
   B.  IN THE CASE OF UNLAWFUL RETALIATION, ALL LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF
 AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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