Senate Bill S1214

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the schedules that work act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee


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

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2021-S1214 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3158
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5-A §§180 - 187, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6263, A8592
2017-2018: S3486, A2007
2019-2020: S1132, A2448
2023-2024: S5102, A3040

2021-S1214 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the schedules that work act.

2021-S1214 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1214
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- 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 the  schedules  that  work
   act
 
   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  article  5-A  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 5-A
                          SCHEDULES THAT WORK ACT
 SECTION 180. SHORT TITLE.
         181. DEFINITIONS.
         182. RIGHT  TO  REQUEST  AND  RECEIVE A FLEXIBLE, PREDICTABLE OR
                STABLE WORK SCHEDULE.
         183. REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING TIME PAY, SPLIT SHIFT  PAY,  AND
                ADVANCE NOTICE OF WORK SCHEDULES FOR RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE
                OR CLEANING EMPLOYEES.
         184. PROHIBITED ACTS.
         185. CIVIL ACTION.
         186. OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
         187. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
   §  180.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "SCHEDULES THAT WORK ACT".
   § 181. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "BONA FIDE BUSINESS REASON" MEANS:
   (A) THE IDENTIFIABLE  BURDEN  OF  ADDITIONAL  COSTS  TO  AN  EMPLOYER,
 INCLUDING THE COST OF PRODUCTIVITY LOSS, RETRAINING OR HIRING EMPLOYEES,
 OR TRANSFERRING EMPLOYEES FROM ONE FACILITY TO ANOTHER FACILITY;
   (B) A SIGNIFICANT DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE EMPLOYER'S ABILITY TO MEET
 ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS OR CUSTOMER DEMAND;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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