Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 23, 2020 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jul 22, 2020 |
ordered to third reading cal.945 |
Jul 20, 2020 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jul 13, 2020 |
committee discharged and committed to labor |
Jul 08, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8692
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2019-S8692 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §860-g, Lab L
2019-S8692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8692 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Increases the maximum amount of back pay receivable by employees when there is a WARN Act violation from 60 days to 90 days to match the 90-day notice requirement. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 removes the sixty-day cap on the number of days of back pay for which an employer is liable when there is a WARN Act violation. Section 2 sets the effective date.
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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