New York S 4056: Requires an expert analysis and public hearings before wage orders shall take effect

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S04056 Summary:

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Permits school districts and entities licensed pursuant to section three hundred ninety of the social services law to look at the social media accounts of prospective employees.

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4056

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 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 permitting school
 districts and childcare businesses to look at the social media
 accounts of prospective employees

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 201-i of the
 2 labor law, as added by chapter 367 of the laws of 2023, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 (c) "Employer" means (i) a person or entity engaged in a business,
 5 industry, profession, trade or other enterprise in the state; (ii) the
 6 state of New York; (iii) a county, city, town, village or any other
 7 political subdivision or civil division of the state; (iv) [a school
 8 district or] any government entity operating a [public school,]
 9 college[,] or university; (v) a public improvement or special district;
 10 (vi) a public authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or
 11 (vii) any other public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of
 12 government which exercises governmental power under the laws of the
 13 state; and (viii) shall include an agent, representative or designee of
 14 the employer.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 201-i of the labor law, as added by
 16 chapter 367 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 17 6. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law enforce-
 18 ment agency, a fire department [or], a department of corrections and
 19 community supervision, a school district, or any entity licensed pursu-
 20 ant to section three hundred ninety of the social services law.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07539-01-5

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