New York S 6637: Exempts "non-profit housing development fund corporations" in New York city from payment for water usage and supply

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S06637 Summary:

BILL NOS06637 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 20-D §§745 - 753, Lab L

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Establishes certain rights and remedies for employees who are wrongfully discharged; establishes remedies for wrongful discharge; allows an employee or employer to make a written offer to arbitrate a dispute covered under this act; defines terms.

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BILL NOS06637 

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03/19/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6637

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, COMRIE, SALAZAR -- 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 enacting the safeguarding
 employees and accountability for termination act

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 20-D to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 20-D
 4 SAFEGUARDING EMPLOYEES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TERMINATION ACT
 5 Section 745. Short title.
 6 746. Definitions.
 7 747. Elements of wrongful discharge.
 8 748. Remedies.
 9 749. Probationary period.
 10 750. Limitation of actions.
 11 751. Exemptions.
 12 752. Arbitration.
 13 753. Effect of rejection of offer to arbitrate.
 14 § 745. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
 15 "safeguarding employees and accountability for termination act" or "the
 16 SEAT act".
 17 § 746. Definitions. When used in this article, the term:
 18 1. "Constructive discharge" means the voluntary termination of employ-
 19 ment by an employee because of a situation created by an act or omission
 20 of the employer which a reasonable person would find so intolerable that
 21 voluntary termination is the only reasonable alternative. Constructive
 22 discharge does not mean voluntary termination because of an employer's
 23 refusal to promote the employee or improve wages, responsibilities or
 24 other terms and conditions of employment.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11122-01-5

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 1 2. "Discharge" includes a constructive discharge as defined in subdi-
 2 vision one of this section and any other termination of employment,
 3 including resignation, elimination of the job, failure to recall or
 4 rehire and any other cutback in the number of employees for a legitimate
 5 business reason.
 6 3. "Fringe benefits" means the value of any employer-paid vacation
 7 leave, sick leave, medical insurance plan, disability insurance plan,
 8 and life insurance plan in force on the date of the termination.
 9 4. "Good cause" means any reasonable job-related grounds for an
 10 employee's dismissal based on:
 11 (a) the employee's failure to satisfactorily perform job duties;
 12 (b) the employee's disruption of the employer's operation except when
 13 engaging in concerted activity;
 14 (c) the employee's material or repeated violation of an express
 15 provision of the employer's written policies; or
 16 (d) other legitimate business reasons determined by the employer while
 17 exercising the employer's reasonable business judgment. The legal use of
 18 a consumable product by an employee off the employer's premises during
 19 nonworking hours is not a legitimate business reason; provided, however,
 20 that this paragraph shall not apply to:
 21 (i) the use of a consumable product that affects in any manner an
 22 employee's ability to perform job-related employment responsibilities or
 23 the safety of other employees;
 24 (ii) an employee who, on a personal basis, has a professional service
 25 contract with an employer and the unique nature of the services provided
 26 authorizes the employer, as part of the service contract, to limit the
 27 use of certain products;
 28 (iii) an employer that is a nonprofit organization that, as one of its
 29 primary purposes or obj