assembly Bill A10477

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S9427 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 21, 2022 approval memo.45
signed chap.723
Dec 12, 2022 delivered to governor
Jun 03, 2022 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.653
substituted for a10477
Jun 03, 2022 substituted by s9427a
Jun 02, 2022 ordered to third reading rules cal.653
rules report cal.653
reported
Jun 01, 2022 reported referred to rules
May 27, 2022 referred to ways and means

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A10477 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9427
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §194-b, Lab L

A10477 (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.

A10477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10477
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 27, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Joyner) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 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; AND
   (II) THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR SUCH JOB, PROMOTION, OR TRANSFER OPPORTU-
 NITY, IF SUCH DESCRIPTION EXISTS.
   B. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR JOBS, PROMOTIONS, OR TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES PAID
 SOLELY  ON COMMISSION SHALL MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
 PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY DISCLOSING IN WRITING  IN  A  GENERAL
 STATEMENT THAT COMPENSATION SHALL BE BASED ON COMMISSION.
   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 SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EFFECTU-
 ATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC AWARENESS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN,
 WHICH SHALL INCLUDE MAKING INFORMATION  AVAILABLE  ON  ITS  WEBSITE  AND
 OTHERWISE INFORMING EMPLOYERS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   5.  A.  ANY  PERSON  CLAIMING  TO  BE AGGRIEVED BY A VIOLATION OF THIS
 SECTION MAY FILE  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  A  COMPLAINT  REGARDING  SUCH
 ALLEGED  VIOLATION  FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF SUCH COMPLAINT AND STATEMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10082-08-2