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Assembly Bill A6529B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires employers to disclose compensation or range of compensation to applicants and employees

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2021-A6529 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5598
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §194-b, Lab L

2021-A6529 - Summary

Requires employers to disclose compensation or range of compensation to applicants and employees upon issuing an employment opportunity for internal or public viewing or upon employee request.

2021-A6529 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6529
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to
   disclose compensation or  range  of  compensation  to  applicants  and
   employees
 
   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  194-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  194-B.  MANDATORY  DISCLOSURE  OF  COMPENSATION OR RANGE OF COMPEN-
 SATION.  1. A. UPON ISSUING AN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY  FOR  INTERNAL  OR
 PUBLIC  VIEWING  AN  EMPLOYER SHALL DISCLOSE THE FOLLOWING IN WRITING OR
 ELECTRONICALLY:
   (I) THE COMPENSATION OR A RANGE OF COMPENSATION  FOR  SUCH  EMPLOYMENT
 OPPORTUNITY;
   (II) THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE POSITION, IF SUCH DESCRIPTION EXISTS;
 AND
   (III) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL BENEFITS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMPEN-
 SATION TO BE OFFERED.
   B.  AN  EMPLOYER  SHALL  PROVIDE  A CURRENT EMPLOYEE WITH THE RANGE OF
 COMPENSATION IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST AND THE JOB
 DESCRIPTION, IF SUCH DESCRIPTION  EXISTS,  FOR  THE  EMPLOYEE'S  CURRENT
 POSITION  AT  THE  TIME  OF HIRE AND UPON THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST, BUT NO
 MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE PER YEAR.
   2. NO EMPLOYER SHALL REFUSE TO INTERVIEW,  HIRE,  PROMOTE,  EMPLOY  OR
 OTHERWISE  RETALIATE  AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE FOR EXER-
 CISING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT HAS THE POWER TO ADMINISTER, CARRY OUT  AND  ENFORCE
 ALL  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10082-01-1

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2021-A6529A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5598
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §194-b, Lab L

2021-A6529A - Summary

Requires employers to disclose compensation or range of compensation to applicants and employees upon issuing an employment opportunity for internal or public viewing or upon employee request.

2021-A6529A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6529--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JOYNER, JACKSON, STECK -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to
   disclose compensation or  range  of  compensation  to  applicants  and
   employees
 
   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  194-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  194-B.  MANDATORY  DISCLOSURE  OF  COMPENSATION OR RANGE OF COMPEN-
 SATION. 1. A. UPON ISSUING AN EMPLOYMENT  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  INTERNAL  OR
 PUBLIC  VIEWING  AN  EMPLOYER SHALL DISCLOSE THE FOLLOWING IN WRITING OR
 ELECTRONICALLY:
   (I) THE COMPENSATION OR A RANGE OF COMPENSATION  FOR  SUCH  EMPLOYMENT
 OPPORTUNITY;
   (II) THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE POSITION, IF SUCH DESCRIPTION EXISTS;
 AND
   (III) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ALL BENEFITS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMPEN-
 SATION TO BE OFFERED.
   B.  AN  EMPLOYER  SHALL  PROVIDE  A CURRENT EMPLOYEE WITH THE RANGE OF
 COMPENSATION IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST AND THE JOB
 DESCRIPTION, IF SUCH DESCRIPTION  EXISTS,  FOR  THE  EMPLOYEE'S  CURRENT
 POSITION  AT  THE  TIME  OF HIRE AND UPON THE EMPLOYEE'S REQUEST, BUT NO
 MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE PER YEAR.
   2. NO EMPLOYER SHALL REFUSE TO INTERVIEW,  HIRE,  PROMOTE,  EMPLOY  OR
 OTHERWISE  RETALIATE  AGAINST AN APPLICANT OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE FOR EXER-
 CISING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10082-02-1

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2021-A6529B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5598
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §194-b, Lab L

2021-A6529B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employers to disclose compensation or range of compensation to applicants and employees upon issuing an employment opportunity for internal or public viewing or upon employee request.

2021-A6529B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6529--B
                                                         Cal. No. 430
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. JOYNER, JACKSON, STECK, JACOBSON, SIMON, DINOW-
   ITZ, SEAWRIGHT, LUNSFORD, CLARK, BRONSON, CRUZ, REYES, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   BURGOS, EPSTEIN, MEEKS, MAMDANI, GALLAGHER, GOTTFRIED, DAVILA, SAYEGH,
   JEAN-PIERRE, WALLACE, GALEF,  L. ROSENTHAL,  NIOU  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assem-
   bly  Rule  3,  sec.  2 -- reported from committee, advanced to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to
   disclose compensation or  range  of  compensation  to  applicants  and
   employees
 
   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  194-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  194-B.  MANDATORY  DISCLOSURE  OF  COMPENSATION OR RANGE OF COMPEN-
 SATION. 1. A.  NO EMPLOYER, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, EMPLOYEE, OR AGENT THERE-
 OF SHALL ADVERTISE A JOB, PROMOTION, OR TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN OR
 WILL BE PERFORMED, AT LEAST IN PART, IN THE STATE OF NEW  YORK,  WITHOUT
 DISCLOSING THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  THE  COMPENSATION  OR  A  RANGE  OF  COMPENSATION  FOR  SUCH JOB,
 PROMOTION, OR TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY;
   (II) THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR SUCH JOB, PROMOTION, OR TRANSFER OPPORTU-
 NITY, IF SUCH DESCRIPTION EXISTS; AND
   (III) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF  OTHER  FORMS  OF  COMPENSATION  TO  BE
 OFFERED  IF  APPLICABLE,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO FRINGE BENEFITS,
 BONUSES, STOCK OPTIONS, OR COMMISSIONS.
   B. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR JOBS, PROMOTIONS, OR TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES PAID
 SOLELY ON COMMISSION SHALL MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (I)  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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