| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 03, 2022 |
recommitted to rules |
| May 25, 2022 |
ordered to third reading cal.1611 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| May 23, 2022 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S9381
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
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2021-S9381 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10586
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §27-d, Lab L
2021-S9381 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9381
SPONSOR: GIANARIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to employer violations of
certain provisions allowing for workplace safety committees
PURPOSE:
To ensure enforcement of Labor Law section 27-d by the Department of
Labor.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section 27-d of the labor law by adding a
new subdivision 9 which sets forth a civil penalty scheme for violations
of that section. It also provides that the commissioner may also order
other appropriate relief for violations of this section.
Section two sets the effective date.
2021-S9381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
9381
I N S E N A T E
May 23, 2022
___________
Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to employer violations of
certain provisions allowing for workplace safety committees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 27-d of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. (A) IF AFTER INVESTIGATION THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT AN EMPLOYER
HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE RECOGNITION OF A WORKPLACE SAFETY COMMITTEE, THE
COMMISSIONER MAY ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS BUT NOT TO EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT SUCH EMPLOYER HAS VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION PREVIOUSLY IN THE PRECEDING SIX YEARS, HE OR SHE MAY
ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT TO
EXCEED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
(B) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ALSO ORDER OTHER APPROPRIATE RELIEF INCLUDING
ENJOINING THE CONDUCT OF ANY PERSON OR EMPLOYER IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
REMEDIES PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15941-03-2
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