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NY S 2595

in committee

Relates to providing reforms to the New York state worker adjustment and retraining notification act; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LABOR
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Shelley Mayerprimary
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • Andrew Gounardescosponsor
  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Rachel Maycosponsor
  • Zellnor Myriecosponsor
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-21

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S2595?summary=&detail=

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