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Assembly Bill A3285

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits discharging alien employees who are legally restricted from other employment unless good cause for such discharge is shown

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2009-A3285 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง211-b, Lab L

2009-A3285 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an employer shall not discharge an undocumented alien worker employed by such employer prior to November 6, 1986, who is legally restricted from holding other employment, unless such employer shall show good cause for discharging such alien employee.

2009-A3285 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3285

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DIAZ, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ALFANO,  BARRA,  EDDINGTON, FARRELL, PERALTA -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discharging certain  alien
  employees

  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  211-b  to
read as follows:
  S  211-B.  PROTECTION  OF  ALIEN  EMPLOYEES.  AN  EMPLOYER  SHALL  NOT
DISCHARGE AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN WORKER EMPLOYED BY SUCH  EMPLOYER  PRIOR
TO   NOVEMBER   SIXTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-SIX,  WHO  IS  LEGALLY
RESTRICTED FROM HOLDING OTHER EMPLOYMENT,  UNLESS  SUCH  EMPLOYER  SHALL
SHOW GOOD CAUSE FOR DISCHARGING SUCH EMPLOYEE.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04678-01-9

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