Relates to collective bargaining rights to farm laborers, repealing certain provisions of chapter 105 of the laws of 2019 and repealing certain provisions of the labor law and the workers' compensation law
This bill repeals specific exclusions that previously prevented farm laborers from being covered under New York's labor laws. It directly affects farmworkers by removing barriers to collective bargaining rights they were denied under prior law. Key provisions include amending the definition of "employees" to exclude farm laborers from the definition (Section 2), repealing Section 163-a (which previously excluded agricultural labor), and clarifying that agricultural labor is not automatically excluded from labor law coverage (Section 7). These changes align farm laborers with other workers under the state's labor protections.
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Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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State
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Rob Ortt
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
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Steve Rhoads
RRepublican/Conservative
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