Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1018: Relates to education transportation contracts

S 1018 requires school districts in cities with at least one million residents (like New York City) to include specific worker protections in all contracts for transporting K-12 students. The bill mandates that these contracts must preserve wages, health benefits, retirement plans, seniority, and hiring preferences for school bus workers who were employed as of June 30, 2023, and became unemployed due to contract loss or service reductions. It applies directly to contractors and subcontractors providing school bus services, ensuring continuity of employment terms for affected workers. The law does not change existing bidding requirements for contracts but adds these labor protections as a condition for contract approval. This bill affects school districts, transportation contractors, and approximately 100,000 school bus workers in large urban areas.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates preservation of wages, health benefits, retirement, seniority, and hiring preferences for affected school bus workers in transportation contracts.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1858: Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities

Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands patient safety protections in adult care facilities by imposing penalties for violations and prohibiting reduced fines when patients are endangered, directly strengthening healthcare facility safety standards.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands safety protections in facilities with penalties for violations, improving workplace safety for employees - aligning with Labor & Employment protections.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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passed both · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 8451: Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act

Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly mandates workplace protections for news media workers, directly advancing labor & employment protections in the specified sector.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill mandates AI oversight, fairness disclosures, and workplace protections for news media, regulating AI systems to protect workers and consumers per FAIR Act requirements.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed both · New York · Assembly Jun 4, 2026

A 11560: Enacts the responsible data center development act

Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill imposes a moratorium on data center permits and sets efficiency goals, restricting energy infrastructure development.80% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly sets labor standards for data center construction, directly strengthening worker protections.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill promotes responsible data center development through energy efficiency, labor standards, and community benefits.85% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10240: Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program

This bill authorizes Larry Mendel, a retired volunteer firefighter from the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, to receive the length of service award he was previously denied due to record-keeping errors. The legislation ensures that Mendel's service certificates will be accepted as proof of his over 30 years of work and grants him the benefits he would have earned had the records been kept correctly. Additionally, the bill mandates that Glatfelter Specialty Benefits, which has a contract with the fire department, must cover all costs associated with implementing these provisions. The law takes effect immediately to resolve this specific administrative issue without affecting other individuals or changing broader program rules.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill corrects record-keeping errors to grant a retired volunteer firefighter previously denied benefits, thereby protecting worker rights and expanding earned benefits.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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passed both · New York · Assembly Jun 4, 2026

A 10833: Relates to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department

Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes a presumption for heart disease benefits for medical personnel, protecting their health and access to disability coverage.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands disability benefits and establishes a presumption for specific police roles, strengthening worker protections and benefits.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 9773: Relates to remedies for unlawful discharge or discrimination for the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty

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.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill protects civil rights by preventing unlawful discharge or discrimination against employees exercising jury duty rights.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill strengthens worker protections by adding civil remedies for employees discharged for serving on jury duty.95% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 9904: Relates to moneys to be credited to the general account of the unemployment insurance fund

Specifies that moneys credited to the state pursuant to section nine hundred one of the federal social security act are to be credited to the general account of the unemployment insurance fund.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill directs federal unemployment insurance funds to the state general account, increasing available budget resources for the unemployment insurance fund.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill allocates federal funds to the state unemployment insurance fund, thereby strengthening worker benefits and financial security.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed both · New York · Assembly Jun 4, 2026

A 10835: Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative

Prohibits falsely impersonating an employee organization or an employee representative with the intent to deceive the recipient and thereby cause harm to such recipient or employee organization by the use of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, or other deception in making and disseminating a verbal, written or electronic communication; provides that the attorney general may bring an action or proceeding to enjoin such unlawful acts or practices.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill protects workers by prohibiting fraud and impersonation of employee organizations, safeguarding collective bargaining and worker representation.90% confidence | Rep's Stance Voted absent

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passed · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 9451: Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Katie Adamek

Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Katie Adamek, who is an employee of the Schenectady City School District beginning November 23, 2009.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill grants retroactive retirement membership, expanding employee benefits and protecting worker rights in the public sector.75% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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