NY S02838 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO LABOR
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO LABOR
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Expands prohibition against retaliatory action by an employer against an employee to include instances where an employee discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or public body, an activity, policy or practice of the employer's that the employee reasonably believes to be in violation of the law or which poses a serious danger to public health or safety; extends protections against retaliatory disciplinary action by a public employer against a public employee who discloses information to the news media, provided the employee has made a good faith effort to provide the information to be disclosed to a supervisor prior to disclosure to the media and is not otherwise prohibited by law from making such disclosure; defines the term "news media" to include a newspaper, magazine, news agency, press association, wire service, professional journalist or newscaster.
Title
Expands prohibition against retaliatory action by an employer against an employee to include instances where an employee discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or public body, an activity, policy or practice of the employer's that the employee reasonably believes to be in violation of the law or which poses a serious danger to public health or safety; extends protections against retaliatory disciplinary action by a public employer against a public employee who discloses information to the news media, provided the employee has made a good faith effort to provide the information to be disclosed to a supervisor prior to disclosure to the media and is not otherwise prohibited by law from making such disclosure; defines the term "news media" to include a newspaper, magazine, news agency, press association, wire service, professional journalist or newscaster.
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History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | REFERRED TO LABOR | |
| 2009-03-04 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Same As/Similar To
A6023 (Same As) 2010-01-06 - referred to labor
