Assembly Bill A3720

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the release of employee information by third party payroll processors

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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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2009-A3720 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-i, Gen Bus L

2009-A3720 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the release of employee information by third party payroll processors; defines terms; provides exemptions.

2009-A3720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3720

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  release of employee information by third party payroll processors

  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
399-i to read as follows:
  S  399-I. RELEASE OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION; PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION:
  A. "THIRD PARTY PAYROLL PROCESSOR" SHALL MEAN A COMPANY  HIRED  BY  AN
EMPLOYER TO PREPARE AND/OR PROCESS ITS PAYROLL, TAXES RELATED TO PAYROLL
OR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
  B.  "EMPLOYEE  INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN INFORMATION PROVIDED TO A THIRD
PARTY PAYROLL PROCESSOR BY AN EMPLOYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF  PREPARING  OR
PROCESSING THAT EMPLOYER'S PAYROLL, TAXES RELATED TO PAYROLL OR EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO THIRD PARTY PAYROLL
PROCESSOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY GRAND JURY OR
ANY AGENCY OF THE LEGISLATURE OR EXECUTIVE BRANCH  OF  GOVERNMENT  WHICH
REQUIRES THE RECORDS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION IN FURTHERANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06852-01-9

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