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Assembly Bill A444

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees

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2025-A444 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §298-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10699

2025-A444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to employees who work outside of the state of New York, if their employer maintains a physical address within New York state.

2025-A444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    444
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  protecting  remote
   workers  who  reside  out-of-state under New York state's human rights
   law

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 298-b
 to read as follows:
   §  298-B.  APPLICATION  OF  ARTICLE  TO  OUT-OF-STATE  EMPLOYEES.  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  APPLY  AS  HEREINAFTER PROVIDED TO
 EMPLOYERS THAT MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL ADDRESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK  AND
 TO  EMPLOYEES,  REGARDLESS  OF THE LOCATION WHERE SUCH EMPLOYEES PERFORM
 WORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00415-01-5

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