Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 10, 2024 |
print number 8939a |
May 10, 2024 |
amend and recommit to labor |
Jan 30, 2024 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A8939A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRONSON
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Philip Ramos
Michael Benedetto
John Zaccaro Jr.
2023-A8939 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 21-B §§790 - 794, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
A7305
2023-A8939 - Summary
Prevents the displacement of call center workers who provide call center services for the government in certain circumstances; provides protections for call center workers when contracts with call center contractors are terminated; requires new call center contractors to hire existing call center workers; protects collective bargaining agreements.
2023-A8939 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8939 I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to preventing the displace- ment of call center workers who provide call center services for the government in certain circumstances 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 article 21-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 21-B PROTECTION OF CALL CENTER WORKERS FROM DISPLACEMENT SECTION 790. DEFINITIONS. 791. TERMINATED CALL CENTER CONTRACT. 792. ENTERING INTO A CALL CENTER CONTRACT. 793. REMEDIES. 794. NO CONFLICT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. § 790. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. THE TERM "CALL CENTER" MEANS A FACILITY OR OTHER OPERATION IN WHICH EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PHONE CALLS OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING ELEC- TRONIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE OR FOR RELATED SERVICES SUPPORTIVE OF BUSINESS PROCESSES. 2. THE TERM "CALL CENTER CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT WITH A GOVERN- MENTAL BODY, OR A SUBCONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH A GOVERNMENTAL BODY, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE CONTRACTOR FURNISHES CALL CENTER SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY. 3. THE TERM "GOVERNMENTAL BODY" MEANS THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, AND ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENE- FIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 4. THE TERM "CALL CENTER EMPLOYEE" MEANS ANY PERSON EMPLOYED TO PERFORM CALL CENTER SERVICES WHO HAS BEEN REGULARLY ASSIGNED TO SUCH WORK FOR A CALL CENTER CONTRACTOR ON A FULL OR PART-TIME BASIS FOR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS, EXCEPT FOR (A) PERSONS WHOSE WORK FOR A CALL CENTER IS MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY; AND (B) PERSONS REGULARLY SCHEDULED TO WORK FEWER THAN FOUR HOURS PER WEEK FOR THE CALL CENTER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Philip Ramos
Michael Benedetto
John Zaccaro Jr.
2023-A8939A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 21-B §§790 - 794, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
A7305
2023-A8939A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prevents the displacement of call center workers who provide call center services for the government in certain circumstances; provides protections for call center workers when contracts with call center contractors are terminated; requires new call center contractors to hire existing call center workers; protects collective bargaining agreements.
2023-A8939A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8939--A I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, TAYLOR, RAMOS, BENEDETTO, ZACCARO, DINOWITZ, FALL, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, SEPTIMO, BURGOS, STERN, L. ROSEN- THAL, BURDICK, DURSO, HEVESI, O'DONNELL, REILLY, SIMON, REYES, GLICK, LEE, EPSTEIN, SIMONE, LUNSFORD, THIELE, TAPIA, SHRESTHA, LEVENBERG, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ALVAREZ, BORES, CARROLL, PIROZZOLO, GIBBS, ARDILA, SHIMSKY, TANNOUSIS, SLATER, DARLING, PAULIN, ZINERMAN, JEAN-PIERRE, DeSTEFANO, McMAHON, SILLITTI, PHEFFER AMATO, CONRAD, COLTON, RIVERA, DE LOS SANTOS, BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to preventing the displace- ment of call center workers who provide call center services for the government in certain circumstances 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 article 21-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 21-B PROTECTION OF CALL CENTER WORKERS FROM DISPLACEMENT SECTION 790. DEFINITIONS. 791. TERMINATED CALL CENTER CONTRACT. 792. ENTERING INTO A CALL CENTER CONTRACT. 793. ENFORCEMENT. 794. NO CONFLICT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. § 790. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. THE TERM "CALL CENTER" MEANS A FACILITY OR OTHER OPERATION IN WHICH EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PHONE CALLS OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING ELEC- TRONIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE OR FOR RELATED SERVICES SUPPORTIVE OF BUSINESS PROCESSES. 2. THE TERM "CALL CENTER CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT WITH A GOVERN- MENTAL BODY, OR A SUBCONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH A GOVERNMENTAL BODY, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE CONTRACTOR FURNISHES CALL CENTER SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06817-02-4
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