Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 16, 2025 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A8917
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
VALDEZ
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2025-A8917 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §45, Lab L
2025-A8917 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8917 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VALDEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting the surveil- lance of workers in private, off-duty areas or a worker's residence, vehicle or property 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 section 45 to read as follows: § 45. WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE OF EMPLOYEES; PROHIBITION. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE" MEANS A PERSON OR ORGANIZATION APPOINTED BY THE WORKER TO SERVE AS AN AGENT OF THE WORKER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT "AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE" DOES NOT MEAN A WORKER'S EMPLOYER. B. "EMPLOYER" MEANS A PERSON WHO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR THROUGH AN AGENT OR ANY OTHER PERSON, EMPLOYS OR EXERCISES CONTROL OVER THE WAGES, BENEFITS, OTHER COMPENSATION, HOURS, WORKING CONDITIONS, ACCESS TO WORK OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES, OR OTHER TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, OF ANY WORKER. "EMPLOYER" INCLUDES AN EMPLOYER'S LABOR CONTRACTOR. C. "WORKER" MEANS A NATURAL PERSON OR THAT PERSON'S AUTHORIZED REPRE- SENTATIVE ACTING AS A JOB APPLICANT TO, AN EMPLOYEE OF, OR AN INDEPEND- ENT CONTRACTOR PROVIDING SERVICE TO, OR THROUGH, A BUSINESS OR A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY IN A WORKPLACE. D. "WORKER DATA" MEANS ANY INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES, RELATES TO, DESCRIBES, IS REASONABLY CAPABLE OF BEING ASSOCIATED WITH, OR COULD REASONABLY BE LINKED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH A WORKER, REGARDLESS OF HOW THE INFORMATION IS COLLECTED, INFERRED, OR OBTAINED. E. "WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE TOOL" MEANS A SYSTEM, APPLICATION, INSTRU- MENT, OR DEVICE THAT COLLECTS OR FACILITATES THE COLLECTION OF WORKER DATA, ACTIVITIES, COMMUNICATIONS, ACTIONS, BIOMETRICS, OR BEHAVIORS, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13386-01-5
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