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A00856 Summary:

A00856 Actions:

A00856 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Lavine      
DATE:03/21/2023AYE/NAY:15/6  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Zebrowski
Aye
Norris
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Steck
Aye
Brown
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Flood
Nay
Joyner
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Walker
Aye
Cruz
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Simon
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:04/17/2023AYE/NAY:14/7  Action: Favorable         
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Cook
Aye
Mikulin
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Curran
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Angelino
Nay
Hevesi
Aye
Flood
Nay
Seawright
Excused
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Simon
Aye
Epstein
Aye

A00856 Floor Votes:

A00856 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           856
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ, REYES, SAYEGH, SIMON, STIRPE, STECK,
          GLICK, ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, CRUZ, KELLES, JACKSON -- Multi-Sponsored  by
          -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
          ary
 
        AN  ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohibiting
          employers  from  requiring  certain  conditions  or  preconditions  of
          employment
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general obligations law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 5-338 to read as follows:
     3    §  5-338.  Conditions  and  preconditions of employment. 1. As used in
     4  this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    (a) "Employer" means any person, either individual, corporation, part-
     6  nership, agency, or firm, that employs  an  employee  and  includes  any
     7  person,  either  individual,  corporation, partnership, agency, or firm,
     8  acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation
     9  to an employee; and
    10    (b) "Employee" means any person employed by or suffered  or  permitted
    11  to work for an employer.
    12    2.  Notwithstanding  any provision of law to the contrary, no employer
    13  shall require as a condition or  precondition  of  employment  that  any
    14  employee  or  person  seeking  employment waive, arbitrate, or otherwise
    15  diminish any existing or future claim, right, or benefit  to  which  the
    16  employee  or person seeking employment would otherwise be entitled under
    17  any provision of any New York state or federal law.
    18    3. The provisions of this section shall  not  apply  to  contracts  or
    19  agreements  negotiated  with any labor union through collective bargain-
    20  ing.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    22  have become a law.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00706-01-3