Assembly Bill A8592

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the schedules that work act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8592 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6263
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5-A §§180 - 187, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2007, S3486
2019-2020: A2448, S1132
2021-2022: A3158, S1214, S8108
2023-2024: A3040, S5102

2015-A8592 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the schedules that work act.

2015-A8592 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8592

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the  schedules  that  work
  act

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

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a  new  article  5-A  to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 5-A
                         SCHEDULES THAT WORK ACT
SECTION 180. SHORT TITLE.
        181. DEFINITIONS.
        182. RIGHT  TO  REQUEST  AND  RECEIVE A FLEXIBLE, PREDICTABLE OR
               STABLE WORK SCHEDULE.
        183. REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING TIME PAY, SPLIT SHIFT  PAY,  AND
               ADVANCE NOTICE OF WORK SCHEDULES FOR RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE
               OR CLEANING EMPLOYEES.
        184. PROHIBITED ACTS.
        185. CIVIL ACTION.
        186. OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
        187. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
  S  180.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
THE "SCHEDULES THAT WORK ACT".
  S 181. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "BONA FIDE BUSINESS REASON" MEANS:
  (A) THE IDENTIFIABLE  BURDEN  OF  ADDITIONAL  COSTS  TO  AN  EMPLOYER,
INCLUDING THE COST OF PRODUCTIVITY LOSS, RETRAINING OR HIRING EMPLOYEES,
OR TRANSFERRING EMPLOYEES FROM ONE FACILITY TO ANOTHER FACILITY;
  (B) A SIGNIFICANT DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE EMPLOYER'S ABILITY TO MEET
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS OR CUSTOMER DEMAND;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11916-02-5
              

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