Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 23, 2020 |
approval memo.68 signed chap.375 |
Dec 11, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.302 substituted for a5965a |
Jul 23, 2020 |
substituted by s8828 |
Jul 22, 2020 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.302 rules report cal.302 reported reported referred to rules |
Jul 21, 2020 |
reference changed to codes |
Jul 20, 2020 |
print number 5965a |
Jul 20, 2020 |
amend (t) and recommit to labor |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to labor |
Feb 20, 2019 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A5965
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DE LA ROSA
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8828 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Carmen E. Arroyo
Al Taylor
Karines Reyes
multi-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
2019-A5965 - Details
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §44, Lab L
2019-A5965 - Summary
Establishes a registry of workplace fatalities to record information pertaining to all incidents under which an employee suffers a fatal injury; requires the filing of 72-hour and 90-day reports pertaining to such workplace fatalities and requires the department of labor to publish such reports on the department's website.
2019-A5965 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5965 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a registry of workplace fatalities to record information pertaining to all incidents under which an employee suffers a fatal injury 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 section 44 to read as follows: § 44. WORKPLACE FATALITY REGISTRY. 1. REGISTRY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF WORKPLACE FATALITIES. THE REGISTRY SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL INCIDENTS UNDER WHICH AN EMPLOY- EE SUFFERS A FATAL INJURY AT THEIR WORKPLACE. 2. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DIRECT EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTED EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, TEMPORARY OR CONTINGENCY WORKERS, INCARCERATED PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN WORK PROGRAMS FOR REMUNERATION OR CREDIT, APPRENTICES, INTERNS, VOLUN- TEERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSONS WHO PERFORM DUTIES AT THE DIRECTION AND DISCRETION OF AN EMPLOYER. B. "EMPLOYER" SHALL INCLUDE A DIRECT EMPLOYER, CONTRACTOR, OR SUBCON- TRACTOR. IN THE ABSENCE OF A FORMAL HIRING AGREEMENT, THE PERSON WHO DIRECTS OR PROVIDES COMPENSATION TO THE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE EMPLOYER UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS ALSO DIRECTED AND COMPENSATED BY ANOTHER. IN SUCH CASES, THE PERSONS SUCCESSIVELY ABOVE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE EMPLOYMENT CHAIN SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE EMPLOYER. IN THE INSTANCE OF THE DEATH OF AN INTERN, APPRENTICE OR VOLUNTEER, THE SPONSORING COMPANY, CORPORATION OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE EMPLOYER. C. "WORKPLACE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, AN EMPLOYEE'S LOCATION OF DIRECT EMPLOYMENT, REMOTE SITES IN THE SCOPE OF PERFORMANCE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09276-03-9
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Carmen E. Arroyo
Al Taylor
Karines Reyes
multi-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
2019-A5965A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §44, Lab L
2019-A5965A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a registry of workplace fatalities to record information pertaining to all incidents under which an employee suffers a fatal injury; requires the filing of 72-hour and 90-day reports pertaining to such workplace fatalities and requires the department of labor to publish such reports on the department's website.
2019-A5965A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5965--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DE LA ROSA, COLTON, ARROYO, TAYLOR, REYES, McDO- NOUGH, ROZIC, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, CRUZ, BUCHWALD, BENEDETTO, BARNWELL, DenDEKKER, RICHARDSON, LENTOL, MOSLEY, DeSTEFANO, BARRON, JACOBSON, DARLING, L. ROSENTHAL, ENGLEBRIGHT, SIMOTAS, BYRNE, BRABENEC, McMAHON, WALLACE, SIMON, LUPARDO, ABINANTI, JAFFEE, SCHMITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a registry of workplace fatalities in the construction industry to record informa- tion pertaining to all incidents under which an employee performing construction work suffers a work-related fatal injury 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 section 44 to read as follows: § 44. WORKPLACE FATALITY REGISTRY; CONSTRUCTION. 1. REGISTRY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF WORKPLACE FATALITIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL INCIDENTS UNDER WHICH AN EMPLOYEE PERFORMING CONSTRUCTION WORK SUFFERS A WORK-RELATED FATAL INJURY IN THE WORKPLACE. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL INCLUDE THE INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF THIS SECTION, IN ADDITION TO ANY INFORMA- TION DEEMED PERTINENT BY THE COMMISSIONER AS A RESULT OF ANY INVESTI- GATION, HEARING, OR OTHER PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 2. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DIRECT EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTED EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, TEMPORARY OR CONTINGENCY WORKERS, APPRENTICES, INTERNS, VOLUNTEERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSONS WHO PERFORM DUTIES AT THE DIRECTION AND DISCRETION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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