New York Senate Bill 8562 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-16 - REFERRED TO RULES
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; and allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; and allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.

Sen. Shelley Mayer [D]	Sen. Andrew Gounardes [D]	Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal [D]	Sen. Timothy Kennedy [D]
Sen. Jessica Ramos [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-16	Senate	REFERRED TO RULES

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8562
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08562&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08562