Labor & Employment

passed · New York · Senate Mar 9, 2026

S 2271: Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information

Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose their age, date of birth or date of graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment application or during an interview, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits age/DOB requests to prevent discrimination, protecting workers' rights in hiring process per labor topic indicators.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Aug 19, 2026

A 1785: Provides for compensation for required code enforcement personnel training

This bill requires that code enforcement personnel be compensated for required training at a rate set by the Secretary of State. The pay rate must be at least the employee's regular hourly wage or any higher rate specified in their collective bargaining agreement. It applies directly to municipal code enforcement staff who must complete mandated training. The law takes effect 90 days after enactment, with immediate rulemaking allowed for implementation.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates compensation for required training at employee's regular wage or higher via collective bargaining, directly advancing worker pay rights and employment standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining Minimum Wage

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passed · New York · Assembly Apr 29, 2025

K 383: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York

Assembly Resolution No. 383 memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to officially proclaim April 2025 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York. This resolution aims to increase public awareness regarding the prevention of workplace violence, emphasizing the importance of safe work environments for all individuals, including healthcare workers.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill designates April 2025 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month to raise awareness of safety measures for workers, directly supporting workplace safety standards.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6325: Relates to establishing certain practices relating to models

Relates to establishing unlawful discriminatory practices relating to models; requires models to be informed of what constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice and how to file a complaint; requires modeling entities to provide adult models with educational materials regarding nutrition and eating disorders.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates anti-discrimination protections, complaint procedures, and educational materials for models, directly strengthening workers' rights in employment context.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6823: Provides for service credit related to the birth or adoption of a new child

This bill allows certain correction officers in New York's retirement system to earn service credit for unpaid leave taken for the birth or adoption of a child. To qualify, officers must file a claim by December 31, 2026 (or 90 days after leave ends), pay contributions they would have made during the leave plus interest, and have at least five years of prior service credit. The credit cannot exceed one year per leave period and applies only to retirement system members defined under specific law. Suffolk County bears all implementation costs, and the bill takes effect immediately.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides retirement service credit during unpaid family leave, preserving benefits and strengthening employment protections for correction officers without penalizing leave time.90% confidence

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passed · New York · Senate Feb 11, 2026

S 2497: Relates to the admissibility of certain testimony and evidence by a person alleging discrimination

Permits the admissibility of testimony that a person reported acts of discrimination to another person in a civil trial under the human rights law, including the contents of such report.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPermits admissibility of discrimination reports in civil trials, strengthening workers' ability to prove discrimination claims under human rights law.95% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Mar 11, 2026

A 5879: Relates to service retirement benefits for certain members of the New York city employees' retirement system

Provides that for New York city police/fire members, uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan and investigator revised plan members of the New York city employees' retirement system, the service retirement benefit shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents reduction of retirement benefits by Social Security, protecting worker benefits for city police/fire/correction employees.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Retirement Benefits

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 1308: Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; appropriation

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion; makes an appropriation therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly appropriates state funds for UBI pilot program ($7,200/$14,400 annually), directly funding a public service initiative per appropriation language.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides direct income support ($7,200/year) to participants, aligning with unemployment benefit expansion under Labor & Employment policies.75% confidence

Sub-Topics Audits & Accountability

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 11, 2025

S 3257: Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons

Includes entities that provide employment or services to formerly incarcerated persons in the preferred source exemption for purposes of state purchasing.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill promotes employment for formerly incarcerated persons through state purchasing preferences, directly reducing recidivism and supporting criminal justice reform via reentry programs.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill incentivizes state contracts for businesses employing formerly incarcerated persons, expanding employment opportunities for a vulnerable workforce.85% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 8184: Adds assault of certain transportation workers to assault in the second degree

Adds assault of a highway worker, motor vehicle investigator and motor vehicle inspector to the crime of assault in the second degree; defines such terms.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExpands criminalization by adding assault of transportation workers to second-degree assault, increasing penalties.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill enhances workplace safety protections for transportation workers by criminalizing assault against them, directly advancing worker safety standards.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationProtects highway workers and inspectors by elevating assault against them to second-degree assault, enhancing safety for transportation infrastructure maintenance personnel.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Violent Crime Roads & Highways

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