A 4148 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"

Summary
Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO LABOR
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Jan 31, 2025
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REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
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Karines Reyes
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