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A02565 Summary:

A02565 Actions:

A02565 Committee Votes:

Committee:LABOR   Chair:Titus      
DATE:06/07/2017AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Titus
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Abbate
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Perry
Absent
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Curran
Aye
Colton
Aye
DiPietro
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Castorina
Aye
Hevesi
Excused
Byrne
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Miller
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Moya
Aye
DenDekker
Aye
Mayer
Aye
Skoufis
Absent
Rozic
Aye
Simon
Aye
Steck
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Barnwell
Aye
Carroll
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/15/2017AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Finch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Raia
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Excused
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye

A02565 Floor Votes:

A02565 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2565
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Labor
 
        AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to eliminating a disincentive
          for whistleblowers
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 740 of the labor law, as added by
     2  chapter 660 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
     3    7. Existing rights. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to  dimin-
     4  ish  the rights, privileges, or remedies of any employee under any other
     5  law or regulation  or  under  any  collective  bargaining  agreement  or
     6  employment  contract[;  except  that  the  institution  of  an action in
     7  accordance with this section shall be deemed a waiver of the rights  and
     8  remedies  available  under  any  other  contract,  collective bargaining
     9  agreement, law, rule or regulation or under the common law].
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07668-01-7