Assembly Bill A314

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees in the financial services industry

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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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2015-A314 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A815
2017-2018: A472
2019-2020: A1144
2021-2022: A4003

2015-A314 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees in the financial services industry.

2015-A314 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   314

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ARROYO, CLARK, COOK, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law, in relation to prohibiting employer
  retaliation against employees in the financial services industry

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 740 of the labor law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
  (H) "FINANCIAL INSTITUTION" MEANS:
  (I) AN INSURED BANK (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(H) OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE  ACT  (12  U.S.C.  1813(H))), OR A BANK CHARTERED BY ANY STATE
WHICH CONDUCTS BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
  (II) A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY;
  (III) A PRIVATE BANKER;
  (IV) AN AGENCY OR BRANCH OF A FOREIGN BANK IN THE UNITED STATES;
  (V) ANY CREDIT UNION;
  (VI) A THRIFT INSTITUTION;
  (VII) A BROKER OR DEALER REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE
COMMISSION  UNDER  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78A ET
SEQ.);
  (VIII) A BROKER OR DEALER IN SECURITIES OR COMMODITIES;
  (IX) AN INVESTMENT BANKER OR INVESTMENT COMPANY;
  (X) A CURRENCY EXCHANGE;
  (XI) AN ISSUER, REDEEMER, OR CASHIER  OF  TRAVELER'S  CHECKS,  CHECKS,
MONEY ORDERS, OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS;
  (XII) AN OPERATOR OF A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM;
  (XIII) AN INSURANCE COMPANY;
  (XIV) A DEALER IN PRECIOUS METALS, STONES, OR JEWELS;
  (XV) A PAWNBROKER;

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

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