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Assembly Bill A8828

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting mandatory influenza vaccinations as a condition for employment

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2013-A8828 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ff, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A224

2013-A8828 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting mandatory influenza vaccinations as a condition for employment with exception of those employed by long-term care facilities.

2013-A8828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8828

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 19, 2014
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
  mandatory influenza vaccinations as a condition for employment

  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-ff to read as follows:
  S 399-FF. PROHIBITION OF MANDATORY INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS. NO EMPLOYER
SHALL  REQUIRE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13158-01-3

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