NY S 6298
in committeeRequires that employees laid off due to the COVID-19 state disaster emergency retain their salary, seniority and benefits once rehired
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did NY S 6298 pass?
Not yet. NY S 6298 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LABOR
What is NY S 6298 about?
Requires that employees laid off due to the COVID-19 state disaster emergency retain their salary, seniority and benefits once rehired.
Who sponsors NY S 6298?
James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 6298.
Description
Requires that employees laid off due to the COVID-19 state disaster emergency retain their salary, seniority and benefits once rehired.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LABOR
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- James Sanders Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
2025-03-10
REFERRED TO LABOR
referral-committee
Versions
- S6298Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: S 7170not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 5006not in this corpus
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