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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to labor |
Oct 28, 2019 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S6812
Sponsored By
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 22nd Senate District
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S6812 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §219-b, Lab L; add §99-x, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S3063
S6812 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits employers from using the federal electronic employment verification system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment and prohibits municipalities from requiring employers to use the federal electronic employment verification system.
S6812 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6812 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to prohib- iting employers from using the federal electronic employment verifica- tion system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting munici- palities from requiring employers to use the federal electronic employ- ment verification system PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill prohibits employers from using the federal electronic employ- ment verification system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employ- ment; SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Labor law is amended by adding a new section 219-b:
S6812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6812 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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 prohibiting employers from using the federal electronic employment verification system to check the employment authorization status of an existing employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment; and to amend the gener- al municipal law, in relation to prohibiting municipalities from requiring employers to use the federal electronic employment verifica- tion system 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 219-b to read as follows: § 219-B. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM. 1. (A) EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW OR AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR AN EMPLOYER, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY TO USE THE FEDERAL ELECTRONIC EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM KNOWN AS E-VERIFY TO CHECK THE EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION STATUS OF AN EXISTING EMPLOYEE OR AN APPLICANT WHO HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED EMPLOYMENT AT A TIME OR IN A MANNER NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 1324A OF TITLE 8 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE OR NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER ANY FEDERAL AGENCY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING GOVERNING THE USE OF A FEDERAL ELEC- TRONIC EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM. (B) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT AN EMPLOYER FROM UTILIZING THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, TO CHECK THE EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION STATUS OF A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN OFFERED EMPLOYMENT. 2. UPON USING THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY SYSTEM TO CHECK THE EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION STATUS OF A PERSON, IF THE EMPLOYER RECEIVES A TENTATIVE NONCONFIRMATION ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WHICH INDICATES THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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