New York S 502: Relates to retaliatory actions by employers against employees for certain disclosures

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S00502 Summary:

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Amd §740, Lab L; amd §3, Chap 522 of 2021

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Prohibits retaliatory actions by employers against employees for disclosure of activity which violates a company internal control implemented to prevent fraud or which the employee believes to be fraudulent; makes amendment to whistleblower statute in 2021 retroactive to 2018.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 502

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 the prohibition on retali-
 atory action by employers against whistleblowers; and to amend chapter
 522 of the laws of 2021 amending the labor law relating to retaliatory
 actions by employers, in relation to the effectiveness of such
 provisions

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 740 of the labor law, as amended
 2 by chapter 522 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 3 2. Prohibitions. An employer shall not take any retaliatory action
 4 against an employee, whether or not within the scope of the employee's
 5 job duties, because such employee does any of the following:
 6 (a) discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or to a public
 7 body an activity, policy or practice of the employer that the employee
 8 reasonably believes is in violation of law, rule or regulation or that
 9 the employee reasonably believes poses a substantial and specific danger
 10 to the public health or safety;
 11 (b) provides information to, or testifies before, any public body
 12 conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into any such activity,
 13 policy or practice by such employer; or
 14 (c) objects to, or refuses to participate in any such activity, policy
 15 or practice; or
 16 (d) discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or to a public
 17 body any action or activity that is a violation of, or an attempt to
 18 circumvent, any of a company's internal controls implemented to prevent
 19 fraud, or which the employee reasonably believes to be fraudulent.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02116-01-5

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 1 § 2. Section 3 of chapter 522 of the laws of 2021 amending the labor
 2 law relating to retaliatory actions by employers, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law; provided, however, that section one of this act shall
 6 be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after January 1,
 7 2018; and provided further that effective immediately, the addition,
 8 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
 9 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be
 10 made by the commissioner of labor of the state of New York on or before
 11 such effective date.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
 13 of this act shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and
 14 after January 1, 2018.

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