NY A05642 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-04-24 - print number 5642a
Pending: Assembly Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-04-24 - print number 5642a
Pending: Assembly Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.
Title
Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Assembly | print number 5642a |
| 2024-04-24 | Assembly | amend and recommit to labor |
| 2024-01-03 | Assembly | referred to labor |
| 2023-03-20 | Assembly | referred to labor |
Same As/Similar To
S01997 (Same As) 2024-04-18 - PRINT NUMBER 1997A
