| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2012 |
committee discharged and committed to rules notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Mar 05, 2012 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6617
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6617
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the
labor law, in relation to designating discrimination against employees
for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class A misdemeanor
PURPOSE:
Strengthens the quota penalty provisions by making a violation
constitute a class A misdemeanor, as defined in the penal law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 215-a of the Labor Law, by adding a new
subdivision three. Subdivision three provides that each violation of
subdivision one of section 215-a of the Labor Law shall constitute a
class A misdemeanor, as defined in the penal law.
Section two establishes that this law shall take effect on the
thirtieth day after it shall have become law and shall apply to acts
committed on or after such effective date, provided that the
amendments to section 215-a of the labor law, made by section one of
this act, shall survive the expiration and reversion of such section
as provided in subdivision (P) of section 406 of chapter 166 of the
laws of 1991, as amended.
2011-S6617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6617
I N S E N A T E
March 5, 2012
___________
Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 designating discrimination
against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class
A misdemeanor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 215-a of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. EACH VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE
A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR, AS DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to acts committed on or after such
effective date, provided that the amendments to section 215-a of the
labor law, made by section one of this act, shall survive the expiration
and reversion of such section as provided in subdivision (p) of section
406 of chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14259-01-2
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