Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 03, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.521 substituted for a1236a |
May 03, 2022 |
substituted by s4844b |
Apr 28, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.521 |
Apr 25, 2022 |
reported |
Mar 02, 2022 |
print number 1236a |
Mar 02, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to ways and means |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to ways and means |
Jun 08, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
May 12, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 28, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 07, 2021 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A1236A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4844 - Passed Assembly
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Latoya Joyner
Richard Gottfried
Catalina Cruz
Jo Anne Simon
multi-Sponsors
Chris Tague
2021-A1236 - Details
2021-A1236 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1236 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JOYNER, GOTTFRIED, CRUZ, SIMON, BARRON, EPSTEIN, HYNDMAN, McMAHON, NIOU, SAYEGH, MORINELLO, ASHBY, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to expanding the rights of nursing mothers to express breast milk THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206-c of the labor law, as added by chapter 574 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: § 206-c. Right of nursing mothers to express breast milk. 1. An employer shall provide reasonable unpaid break time or permit an employ- ee to use paid break time or meal time [each day] to allow an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child EACH TIME SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS REASONABLE NEED TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK for up to three years following child birth. [The employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, where an employee can express milk in privacy.] No employer shall discriminate in any way against an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the work place. 2. (A) UPON REQUEST OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO CHOOSES TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN THE WORKPLACE, AN EMPLOYER SHALL DESIGNATE A ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION WHICH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY SUCH EMPLOYEE TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. IF THE SOLE PURPOSE OR FUNCTION OF SUCH ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION IS NOT DEDICATED FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK, SUCH ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUCH AN EMPLOYEE WHEN NEEDED AND SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OR FUNCTION WHILE IN USE BY SUCH EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYERS SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE WHEN SUCH ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02122-01-1
co-Sponsors
Latoya Joyner
Richard Gottfried
Catalina Cruz
Jo Anne Simon
multi-Sponsors
Chris Tague
2021-A1236A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A1236A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1236--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JOYNER, GOTTFRIED, CRUZ, SIMON, EPSTEIN, HYNDMAN, McMAHON, NIOU, SAYEGH, MORINELLO, ASHBY, McDONOUGH -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to expanding the rights of nursing employees to express breast milk THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206-c of the labor law, as added by chapter 574 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: § 206-c. Right of nursing [mothers] EMPLOYEES to express breast milk. 1. An employer shall provide reasonable unpaid break time or permit an employee to use paid break time or meal time [each day] to allow an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child EACH TIME SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS REASONABLE NEED TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK for up to three years following child birth. [The employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, where an employee can express milk in privacy.] No employer shall discriminate in any way against an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the work place. 2. (A) UPON REQUEST OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO CHOOSES TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN THE WORKPLACE, AN EMPLOYER SHALL DESIGNATE A ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION WHICH SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY SUCH EMPLOYEE TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. SUCH ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION SHALL BE A PLACE THAT IS: (I) IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WORK AREA; (II) WELL LIT; (III) SHIELDED FROM VIEW; AND (IV) FREE FROM INTRUSION FROM OTHER PERSONS IN THE WORKPLACE OR THE PUBLIC. SUCH ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION SHALL PROVIDE, AT MINIMUM, A CHAIR, A WORKING SURFACE, NEARBY ACCESS TO CLEAN RUNNING WATER AND, IF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02122-04-2
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