S 5559 New York Senate · 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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

4019
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic41
37 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
3 Yea 19 Nay
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors