New York A 1214: Allows employees to utilize sick leave to care for family, household members and domestic partners

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A01214 Summary:

BILL NOA01214A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDinowitz (MS)

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COSPNSRReyes, Sayegh, Simon, Stirpe, Steck, Glick, Weprin, Cruz, Kelles, Jackson, Rosenthal, Tapia

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MLTSPNSRCook

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Add §5-338, Gen Ob L

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Prohibits employers from requiring certain conditions or preconditions of employment.

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BILL NOA01214A

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01/09/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

05/19/2026amend and recommit to judiciary

05/19/2026print number 1214a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1214--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, REYES, SAYEGH, SIMON, STIRPE, STECK,
 GLICK, WEPRIN, CRUZ, KELLES, JACKSON, ROSENTHAL, TAPIA -- Multi-Spon-
 sored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accord-
 ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohibiting
 employers from requiring certain conditions or preconditions of
 employment

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

 1 Section 1. The general obligations law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 5-338 to read as follows:
 3 § 5-338. Conditions and preconditions of employment. 1. As used in
 4 this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Employer" means any person, either individual, corporation, part-
 6 nership, agency, or firm, that employs an employee and includes any
 7 person, either individual, corporation, partnership, agency, or firm,
 8 acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation
 9 to an employee; and
 10 (b) "Employee" means any person employed by or suffered or permitted
 11 to work for an employer, who is neither an officer nor employed pursuant
 12 to an individualized, mutually-negotiated employment contract.
 13 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no employer
 14 shall require as a condition or precondition of employment that any
 15 employee or person seeking employment waive or otherwise diminish any
 16 existing or future claim, right, or benefit to which the employee or
 17 person seeking employment would otherwise be entitled under any
 18 provision of any New York state or federal statute.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01725-02-6

 A. 1214--A 2

 1 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts or
 2 agreements negotiated with any labor union through collective bargain-
 3 ing.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law.

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