Bill Text: NY S00017 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 17 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes employees to petition an employer to apply to participate in a shared work program for purposes of avoiding a reduction in workforce or for purposes of re-hiring.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-23 - SIGNED CHAP.493 [S00017 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                           17

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

        AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing  employees  to
          petition  an employer to apply to participate in a shared work program
          for purposes of avoiding a layoff or for  purposes of re-hiring

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 605-a to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 605-a.  Shared work program. 1. Any group of employees comprising  a
     4  majority  of  all employees may, within ten days after any layoff or, if
     5  there is a good faith expectation of a layoff  occurring  within  thirty
     6  days, prior to such expected layoff, petition in writing the employer of
     7  such group of employees to apply to participate in a shared work program
     8  for  purposes  of  avoiding such layoff or for purposes of re-hiring any
     9  former employee or employees of the employer.  Such employer  shall,  no
    10  later  than  seven  days  after  such petition has been made, respond in
    11  writing to such group of employees.  Such response shall state the deci-
    12  sion of the employer to apply or not to apply to participate in a shared
    13  work program, and the reason for deciding to apply or not  to  apply  to
    14  participate in a shared work program.
    15    2.  No  employer or their agent, or person acting as or on behalf of a
    16  hiring entity, or the officer or agent of any corporation,  partnership,
    17  or  limited liability company, shall discriminate, retaliate against, or
    18  take adverse action against  any  employee  for  exercising  the  rights
    19  afforded to them under this section.
    20    § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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