Bill Text: NY A10019 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 10019 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that arbitration awards in consumer and employment disputes, where the arbitration is conducted pursuant to a contract, shall include all issues in dispute and the arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-05 - referred to judiciary [A10019 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A10019-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          10019
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 5, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Judiciary
        AN  ACT  to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to arbi-
          tration awards in consumer and employment disputes
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  7507  of  the  civil  practice law and rules, as
     2  amended by chapter 952 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    § 7507. Award; form; time; delivery. (a) Except as provided in section
     5  7508, the award shall be in writing, signed and affirmed by the arbitra-
     6  tor making it within the time fixed by the agreement, or, if the time is
     7  not fixed, within such time as the court orders.
     8    (b)  In  a  matter  involving  a consumer dispute, pursuant to section
     9  three hundred ninety-nine-c of the general business law, or  an  employ-
    10  ment dispute between an employer and employee, as defined in section two
    11  of the labor law, where arbitration was held pursuant to a contract, the
    12  award   shall  state  the  issues  in  dispute  and  shall  contain  the
    13  arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law. Such  award  shall
    14  contain a decision on all issues submitted to the arbitrator.
    15    (c)  The parties may in writing extend the time either before or after
    16  its expiration. A party waives the objection that an award was not  made
    17  within  the  time  required  unless he or she notifies the arbitrator in
    18  writing of his or her objection prior to the delivery of  the  award  to
    19  him or her.
    20    (d)  The arbitrator shall deliver a copy of the award to each party in
    21  the manner provided in the agreement, or, if no provision  is  so  made,
    22  personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    24  it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14389-01-6