Senate Bill S1887

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides protection to employees and former employees from retaliatory actions by employers for the reporting of illegal business activities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee


  • 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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2017-S1887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5757
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§740 & 741, Lab L; amd §75-b, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5696
2015-2016: S7858, A5754
2019-2020: S3683, A7384
2021-2022: S725, A5144
2023-2024: S5403

2017-S1887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides protection to employees and former employees from retaliatory actions by employers for the reporting of illegal business activities.

2017-S1887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1887
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the civil service law, in relation  to
   protection  of  employees  and  former  employees  against retaliatory
   action by employers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  740 of the labor law, as added by chapter 660 of
 the laws of 1984, paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 as added and  paragraph
 (a)  of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 442 of the laws of 2006, and
 paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 as added by chapter 24  of  the  laws  of
 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   §  740.  Retaliatory  [personnel] action by employers; prohibition. 1.
 Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless  the  context  specif-
 ically indicates otherwise:
   (a) "Employee" means an individual who performs services for and under
 the  control  and  direction of an employer for wages or other remunera-
 tion.
   (b) "Employer"  means  any  person,  firm,  partnership,  institution,
 corporation, or association that employs one or more employees.
   (c)  "Law, rule or regulation" includes: (I) any duly enacted FEDERAL,
 STATE OR LOCAL statute or ordinance [or]; (II) any  rule  or  regulation
 promulgated  pursuant  to  [any federal, state or local] SUCH statute or
 ordinance; OR (III) ANY JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION,  RULING  OR
 ORDER.
   (d) "Public body" includes the following:
   (i)  the  United States Congress, any state legislature, or any [popu-
 larly-elected] ELECTED local governmental body, or any member or employ-
 ee thereof;
   (ii) any federal, state, or local [judiciary] COURT, or any member  or
 employee thereof, or any grand or petit jury;

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

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