Senate Bill S8692

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss

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  • 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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2019-S8692 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §860-g, Lab L

2019-S8692 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss including mass layoffs, relocations or other employment loss.

2019-S8692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8692 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8692
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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  increasing  the  maximum
   time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain
   employees who experience employment loss
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 860-g of the labor law,  as  added
 by chapter 475 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Back  pay and other liability under this section is calculated for
 the period of the employer's violation, [up to a maximum of sixty days,]
 or one-half the number of days that the employee  was  employed  by  the
 employer, whichever period is smaller.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15237-02-0



              

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