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NY A 7781

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 7781 pass?

Not yet. NY A 7781 is in committee as of 2026-02-24 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): PRINT NUMBER 7781A

What is NY A 7781 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY A 7781?

Harry B. Bronson is the primary sponsor of NY A 7781, joined by 2 cosponsors.

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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Latest action
2026-02-24 — PRINT NUMBER 7781A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Harry B. Bronsonprimary
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-10

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-24

    PRINT NUMBER 7781A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7382not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 375not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 2595

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A7781?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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