A 2533 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to remedies for unlawful discharge or discrimination for the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty

Summary

Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Apr 6, 2026

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A2533 → A2533A · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the legal protections for employees serving on juries, specifically increasing the minimum daily wage an employer must pay during the first three days of jury service from $40 to $72. It also modernizes the legislative citations to reflect recent amendments to the Judiciary and Labor laws.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on protecting jurors from employment retaliation, but the financial threshold for employer wage obligations has been raised.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the minimum daily wage an employer must pay to a juror during the first three days of service from $40 to $72.

TECHNICAL

Updated references to previous laws to cite the correct 2025 chapter and section numbers that amended the relevant statutes.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 2533A

lower

Apr 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors