Senate Bill S8215

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to protections and rights afforded to delivery network company workers

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Current 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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2023-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8070
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21-B §§790 - 790-l, Lab L

2023-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to protections and rights afforded to delivery network company (DNC) workers; requires DNCs to create internal procedures for workers to challenge deactivations; provides certain notice and other rights to workers to challenge deactivation both internally in a DNC and externally; allows the Department of Labor to investigate unwarranted deactivation of workers

2023-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8215
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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  protections  and  rights
   afforded to delivery network company workers
 
   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  21-B  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 21-B
                         DELIVERY NETWORK COMPANIES
 SECTION 790. DEFINITIONS.
         790-A. DEACTIVATION REQUIREMENTS.
         790-B. RIGHT TO CHALLENGE DEACTIVATION.
         790-C. NOTICE OF DEACTIVATION.
         790-D. ACCESS TO RECORDS SUBSTANTIATING DEACTIVATION.
         790-E. AFFIRMATIVE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.
         790-F. NOTICE OF RIGHTS.
         790-G. NETWORK COMPANY RECORDS.
         790-H. RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
         790-I. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
         790-J. ENFORCEMENT POWER AND DUTIES.
         790-K. VIOLATION.
         790-L. INVESTIGATION.
   §  790.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "ADVERSE ACTION" MEANS REDUCING COMPENSATION;  GARNISHING  TIPS  OR
 GRATUITIES;  TEMPORARILY  OR  PERMANENTLY  DENYING OR LIMITING ACCESS TO
 WORK, INCENTIVES, OR BONUSES; OFFERING LESS DESIRABLE WORK; TERMINATING;
 DEACTIVATING; THREATENING; PENALIZING; RETALIATING; ENGAGING  IN  UNFAIR
 IMMIGRATION-RELATED  PRACTICES;  FILING A FALSE REPORT WITH A GOVERNMENT
 AGENCY; OR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON.
   2. "DEACTIVATE" OR "DEACTIVATION" MEANS THE BLOCKING OF A DNC WORKER'S
 ACCESS TO A DNC'S DIGITAL NETWORK, PROHIBITING A DNC WORKER FROM ACCEPT-
 ING ANY FUTURE DNC ORDERS FOR SUCH DNC, OR OTHER MATERIAL RESTRICTION OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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