NY S 2499

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Relates to employment discrimination relating to family leave

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Provides that an employee shall not be required to request reinstatement in order to file a discrimination claim regarding paid family medical leave benefits; permits a private right of action for certain violations as an alternative to a workers' compensation claim; provides for attorneys' fees and costs.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — REFERRED TO LABOR
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-01-21
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
2025-05-14
1ST REPORT CAL.1112
2025-05-15
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-19
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-28
PASSED SENATE
passage
2025-05-28
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-05-28
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
2026-01-07
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
2026-02-24
1ST REPORT CAL.372
2026-02-25
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-26
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-03-23
PASSED SENATE
passage
2026-03-23
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-03-23
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee

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Votes

Labor Vote
2025-05-14 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
Floor Vote
2025-05-28 · pass · 50-11
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Samra Brouk: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Sean Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- Sam Sutton: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Jack M. Martins: excused
- Zellnor Myrie: excused
Labor Vote
2026-02-24 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- James Sanders Jr.: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
Floor Vote
2026-03-23 · pass · 49-11
Member-level votes (63)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
- Jake Ashby: yes
- Jamaal Bailey: yes
- April Baskin: yes
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Jabari Brisport: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Leroy Comrie: yes
- Jeremy Cooney: yes
- Patricia Fahy: yes
- Nathalia Fernandez: yes
- Michael Gianaris: yes
- Kristen Gonzalez: yes
- Andrew Gounardes: yes
- Pete Harckham: yes
- Michelle Hinchey: yes
- Robert Jackson: yes
- Brian Kavanagh: yes
- Liz Krueger: yes
- John Liu: yes
- Monica Martinez: yes
- Jack M. Martins: yes
- Mario Mattera: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- Shelley Mayer: yes
- Zellnor Myrie: yes
- Peter Oberacker: yes
- Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
- Kevin S. Parker: yes
- Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
- Jessica Ramos: yes
- Steve Rhoads: yes
- Gustavo Rivera: yes
- Robert Rolison: yes
- Christopher Ryan: yes
- Julia Salazar: yes
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
- Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
- José M. Serrano: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
- Dan Stec: yes
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
- James Tedisco: yes
- Lea Webb: yes
- William Weber: yes
- Jeremy Zellner: yes
- George Borrello: no
- Stephen T. Chan: no
- Patrick M. Gallivan: no
- Joseph A. Griffo: no
- Pamela Helming: no
- Andrew J. Lanza: no
- Dean Murray: no
- Thomas F. O'Mara: no
- Robert Ortt: no
- Mark Walczyk: no
- Alexis Weik: no
- Samra Brouk: excused
- James Sanders Jr.: excused
- Sam Sutton: excused

Related bills

Prior session: S 1027
Companion bill: A 5799

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S2499?summary=&detail=

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