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A06895 Summary:

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Extends application of the NYS labor relations act and unfair labor practice protections to state grant recipients who act in the capacity of employers; permits a contracting state agency to cancel payments to a grant recipient upon a second or subsequent labor violation; defines "state grant recipient".

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03/18/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6895

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to extending the application
 of the New York state labor relations act to state grant recipients

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

 1 Section 1. Section 701 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
 3 13. The term "state grant recipient" means any person or organization
 4 receiving state grant funds, including economic development grants, and
 5 acting in the capacity of an employer as defined in subdivision two of
 6 this section.
 7 § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 706 of the labor law, subdivi-
 8 sions 1 and 3 as added by chapter 443 of the laws of 1937, subdivision 2
 9 as amended by chapter 148 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as
 10 follows:
 11 1. The board is empowered and directed, as hereinafter provided, to
 12 prevent any employer or state grant recipient from engaging in any
 13 unfair labor practice. This power shall not be affected or impaired by
 14 any means of adjustment, mediation or conciliation in labor disputes
 15 that have been or may hereafter be established by law.
 16 2. Whenever a charge has been made that any employer or state grant
 17 recipient has engaged in or is engaging in any unfair labor practice,
 18 the board or its agent shall have the power to serve upon such employer
 19 or state grant recipient a copy of the charge that was filed with the
 20 board and a notice setting the date for the service and filing of an
 21 answer. Any such charge may be amended from time to time prior to the
 22 issuance of an order based thereon. The employer or the person so
 23 charged shall have the right to file an answer to the original or
 24 amended charge and to appear in person or otherwise to give testimony at
 25 the place and time set by the board or its agent. In the discretion of a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10529-01-5

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 1 member or agent conducting the hearing, or of the board, any other
 2 person may be allowed to intervene in the said proceeding and to present
 3 testimony. In any such proceeding the board or its agent shall not be
 4 bound by technical rules of evidence prevailing in the courts of law or
 5 equity.
 6 3. The testimony taken at the hearing shall be reduced to writing and
 7 filed with the board. Thereafter, in its discretion, the board upon
 8 notice may take further testimony or hear argument. If upon all the
 9 testimony taken the board shall determine that the respondent has
 10 engaged in or is engaging in any unfair labor practice, the board shall
 11 state its findings of fact and shall issue and cause to be served on
 12 such respondent an order requiring such respondent to cease and desist
 13 from such unfair labor practice, and to take such further affirmative or
 14 other action as will effectuate the policies of this article, including,
 15 but not limited to (a) withdrawal of recognition from and refraining
 16 from bargaining collectively with any employee organization or associ-
 17 ation, agency or plan defined in this article as a company union or
 18 established, maintained or assisted by any action defined in this arti-
 19 cle as an unfair labor practice