Senate Bill S6729

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to eliminating a disincentive for whistleblowers

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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-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2565
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §740, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8483
2015-2016: A1088
2019-2020: S2736, A375

2017-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to eliminating a disincentive for whistleblowers.

2017-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6729
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to eliminating a disincentive
   for whistleblowers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 740 of the labor law, as added  by
 chapter 660 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  Existing rights. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to dimin-
 ish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any employee under any  other
 law  or  regulation  or  under  any  collective  bargaining agreement or
 employment contract[; except  that  the  institution  of  an  action  in
 accordance  with this section shall be deemed a waiver of the rights and
 remedies available  under  any  other  contract,  collective  bargaining
 agreement, law, rule or regulation or under the common law].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07668-01-7



              

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