Bill Commons

NY S 8967

in committee

Relates to penalties for discrimination against employees

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Increases penalties for discrimination against employees, and provides that half of such penalties go to the affected employee.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-28 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jessica Ramosprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-28

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Labor Vote

    2026-04-28 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: absent

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