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NY S 1698

in committee

Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1698 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1698 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LABOR

What is NY S 1698 about?

Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.

Who sponsors NY S 1698?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 1698, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LABOR
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rachel Mayprimary
  • Kristen Gonzalezcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-13

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7519not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1997not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 4148

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1698?summary=&detail=

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