Senate Bill S848

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the recognition of the establishment of a workplace safety committee by an employer

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S848 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1284
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-d, Lab L (as proposed in S.9450 & A.10492)

2023-S848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an employer to recognize the establishment of a workplace safety committee within fifteen business days.

2023-S848 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    848
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  the  recognition  of  the
   establishment of a workplace safety committee by an employer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 27-d of the labor
 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending  the  labor  law
 relating to employer violations of certain provisions allowing for work-
 place  safety  committees,  as  proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 9450 and A. 10492, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) An employer must recognize within [five] FIFTEEN business days the
 establishment of a workplace safety committee created pursuant  to  this
 section.  Violations of this subdivision shall result in a civil penalty
 of not less than fifty dollars per day until the violation is remedied.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the labor law relating
 to employer violations of  certain  provisions  allowing  for  workplace
 safety  committees, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 9450 and
 A.  10492, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03962-01-3

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