S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7053
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 29, 2017
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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:
§ 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 TWO
OF THE LABOR LAW, 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.
§ 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.
LBD09161-01-7