New York S 2382: Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise

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S02382 Summary:

BILL NOS02382 

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Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise; does not prohibit employers from training or re-training employees on policies against confrontation of theft.

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2382

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting employers from
 retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent
 a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 215-d to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 215-d. Employee confrontation of theft; prohibited retaliation. 1.
 4 No employer or their agent, or the officer or agent of any corporation,
 5 partnership, or limited liability company, or any other person shall
 6 discharge, threaten, penalize, or in any other manner discriminate or
 7 retaliate against any employee because such employee confronts or
 8 attempts to confront an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful
 9 taking of goods, wares, or merchandise.
 10 2. As used in this section, to threaten, penalize, or in any other
 11 manner discriminate or retaliate against any employee shall include
 12 reducing work hours, denying a promotion, and/or decreasing pay, but
 13 shall not include training or re-training on applicable employer poli-
 14 cies.
 15 3. Nothing in this section shall require an employee to confront,
 16 prevent, or attempt to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods,
 17 wares, or merchandise of an employer, nor shall this section prevent an
 18 employer from instituting a policy advising employees against confront-
 19 ing, preventing, or attempting to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking
 20 of goods, wares, or merchandise of an employer.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06436-01-5

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