New York Senate Bill 2595

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO LABOR
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.

Sen. Shelley Mayer [D]	Sen. Cordell Cleare [D]	Sen. Leroy Comrie [D]	Sen. Andrew Gounardes [D]
Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Rachel May [D]	Sen. Zellnor Myrie [D]
Sen. Jessica Ramos [D]	Sen. Luis Sepulveda [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-07	Senate	REFERRED TO LABOR
2025-01-21	Senate	REFERRED TO LABOR

A07781 (Same As) 2026-02-24 - print number 7781a

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2595
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02595&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S02595