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Assembly Bill A10090A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that arbitration awards in consumer and employment disputes, where the arbitration is conducted pursuant to a contract, shall include all issues in dispute and findings thereon

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2015-A10090 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8040
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §7507, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6372, S6225
2019-2020: A7572, S2630
2021-2022: A2193, S4914
2023-2024: A3450, S4107
2025-2026: A8421

2015-A10090 - Summary

Provides that arbitration awards in consumer and employment disputes, where the arbitration is conducted pursuant to a contract, shall include all issues in dispute and the arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

2015-A10090 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10090

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to arbi-
  tration awards in consumer and employment disputes

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  7507  of  the  civil  practice law and rules, as
amended by chapter 952 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 7507. Award; form; time; delivery. (A) Except as provided in section
7508, the award shall be in writing, signed and affirmed by the arbitra-
tor making it within the time fixed by the agreement, or, if the time is
not fixed, within such time as the court orders.
  (B)  IN  A  MATTER  INVOLVING  A CONSUMER DISPUTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION
THREE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-C OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, OR  AN  EMPLOY-
MENT  DISPUTE  BETWEEN  AN  EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
THREE OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 (29 U.S.C. S  203),  WHERE
ARBITRATION  WAS  HELD PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT, THE AWARD SHALL STATE THE
ISSUES IN DISPUTE AND SHALL CONTAIN THE ARBITRATOR'S  FINDINGS  OF  FACT
AND  CONCLUSIONS  OF  LAW.  SUCH  AWARD  SHALL CONTAIN A DECISION ON ALL
ISSUES SUBMITTED TO THE ARBITRATOR.
  (C) The parties may in writing extend the time either before or  after
its  expiration. A party waives the objection that an award was not made
within the time required unless he OR SHE  notifies  the  arbitrator  in
writing  of  his  OR HER objection prior to the delivery of the award to
him OR HER.
  (D) The arbitrator shall deliver a copy of the award to each party  in
the  manner  provided  in the agreement, or, if no provision is so made,
personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14389-02-6

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2015-A10090A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8040
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §7507, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6372, S6225
2019-2020: A7572, S2630
2021-2022: A2193, S4914
2023-2024: A3450, S4107
2025-2026: A8421

2015-A10090A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that arbitration awards in consumer and employment disputes, where the arbitration is conducted pursuant to a contract, shall include all issues in dispute and the arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

2015-A10090A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10090--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation  to  arbi-
  tration awards in consumer and employment disputes

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 7507 of  the  civil  practice  law  and  rules,  as
amended  by  chapter  952  of  the  laws  of 1981, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 7507. Award; form; time; delivery. (A) Except as provided in section
7508, the award shall be in writing, signed and affirmed by the arbitra-
tor making it within the time fixed by the agreement, or, if the time is
not fixed, within such time as the court orders.
  (B) IN A MATTER INVOLVING A  CONSUMER  DISPUTE,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY-NINE-C OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, OR AN EMPLOY-
MENT DISPUTE BETWEEN AN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
THREE  OF  THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 (29 U.S.C. S 203), WHERE
ARBITRATION WAS HELD PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT, THE AWARD SHALL  STATE  THE
ISSUES  IN  DISPUTE  AND SHALL CONTAIN THE ARBITRATOR'S FINDINGS OF FACT
AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. SUCH AWARD  SHALL  CONTAIN  A  DECISION  ON  ALL
ISSUES  SUBMITTED TO THE ARBITRATOR.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL NOT APPLY TO AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED WITH ANY  LABOR  UNION  THROUGH
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
  (C)  The parties may in writing extend the time either before or after
its expiration. A party waives the objection that an award was not  made
within  the  time  required  unless he OR SHE notifies the arbitrator in
writing of his OR HER objection prior to the delivery of  the  award  to
him OR HER.
  (D)  The arbitrator shall deliver a copy of the award to each party in
the manner provided in the agreement, or, if no provision  is  so  made,
personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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

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