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A07702 Summary:

BILL NOA07702 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRTapia, Gonzalez-Rojas, Lucas, Glick, Jacobson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §167, Lab L

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Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses; provides circumstances for the reinstatement of limitations on mandatory overtime; provides for civil penalties for employers who violate work hours limitations.

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BILL NOA07702 

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04/08/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7702

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, TAPIA, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LUCAS, GLICK,
 JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to restrictions on consec-
 utive hours of work for nurses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of section 167 of the labor law,
 2 subdivisions 3 and 4 as amended by chapter 815 of the laws of 2022 and
 3 paragraph c of subdivision 3 and subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 27
 4 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows:
 5 3. The limitations provided for in this section shall not apply in the
 6 case of:
 7 a. a health care disaster, such as a natural or other type of disaster
 8 that increases the need for health care personnel, unexpectedly affect-
 9 ing the county in which the nurse is employed or in a contiguous county.
 10 The limitations on mandatory overtime shall be reinstated at the end of
 11 the health care disaster and shall not exceed three consecutive days; or
 12 b. a federal, state or county declaration of emergency in effect in
 13 the county in which the nurse is employed or in a contiguous county. The
 14 limitations on mandatory overtime shall be reinstated at the end of the
 15 declared emergency or after thirty consecutive days, whichever is short-
 16 er, provided that, pursuant to section twenty-nine-a of the executive
 17 law, nothing in this subdivision shall limit the power of the governor
 18 to suspend the provisions of this subdivision while a federal, state, or
 19 county declaration of emergency is in effect; or
 20 c. where a health care employer determines there is an emergency,
 21 necessary to provide safe patient care. For the purposes of this para-
 22 graph, "emergency", including an unanticipated staffing emergency, is
 23 defined as an unforeseen event that could not be prudently planned for
 24 by an employer [and], does not regularly occur, and does not include
 25 routine nurse staffing needs that arose due to typical staffing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08818-01-5

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 1 patterns, typical levels of absenteeism, and time off typically approved
 2 by the employer for vacations, holidays, sick leave, and personal leave;
 3 or
 4 d. an ongoing medical or surgical procedure in which the nurse is
 5 actively engaged and whose continued presence through the completion of
 6 the procedure is needed to ensure the health and safety of the patient.
 7 4. The department shall assess an employer a civil penalty of not more
 8 than one thousand dollars for a first violation, no more than two thou-
 9 sand five hundred dollars for a second violation within three years, and
 10 no more than five thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation
 11 within three years where an employer requires a nurse to work more than
 12 such nurse's regularly scheduled work hours; provided, further, that the
 13 employee shall receive an additional fifteen percent of the overtime
 14 payment from the employer for each violation.
 15 5. The provisions of this section are intended as a remedial measure
 16 to protect the public health and the quality of patient care, and shall
 17 not be construed to diminish or waive any rights of any nurse pursuant
 18 to any other law, regulation, or collective bargaining agreement.
 19 [5