New York S 162: Relates to contraband screening at correctional facilities

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S00162 Summary:

BILL NOS00162 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07421

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSRJACKSON, PALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§21 & 224-b, add §21-g, Lab L; add §142-a, Work Comp L

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Authorizes the commissioner of labor and the workers' compensation board to issue stop-work orders; establishes procedure for the issuance of such orders; establishes penalties for failure to comply with such orders.

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BILL NOS00162 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

05/14/20251ST REPORT CAL.1109

05/15/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/19/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

03/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.652

03/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/30/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 162

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, JACKSON, PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the workers' compensation law, in
 relation to the issuing of stop-work orders

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "stop work-
 2 place abuse today (SWAT) act".
 3 § 2. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 4 sion 17 to read as follows:
 5 17. Shall be authorized to issue stop-work orders as a result of a
 6 violation of this chapter.
 7 § 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 21-g to read as
 8 follows:
 9 § 21-g. Stop-work orders. 1. In addition to any other penalties, reme-
 10 dies or sanctions as provided by this chapter, an employer who violates
 11 article six (payment of wages), article nineteen (minimum wage act),
 12 article nineteen-A (minimum wage standards and protective labor prac-
 13 tices for farm workers), section two hundred twelve-a, section two
 14 hundred twelve-b, section one hundred sixty-one or section one hundred
 15 sixty-two of this chapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated there-
 16 under, and such aggregate amount exceeds one thousand dollars shall be
 17 subject to a stop-work order by the commissioner. The commissioner
 18 shall also be authorized to issue a stop-work order if the department is
 19 made aware of any local, city or federal labor violation relating to
 20 payment of wages by an employer and the commissioner deems a stop-work
 21 order an appropriate action as a result of such violation.
 22 2. A stop-work order against an employer shall apply against any
 23 successor firm, corporation, or partnership of the employer in the same
 24 manner that it applies to the employer.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00743-01-5

 S. 162 2

 1 3. Within seventy-two hours of finding a violation under subdivision
 2 one of this section after investigation, the commissioner shall notify
 3 such employer in writing of their intention to issue a stop-work order.
 4 Such notice shall: (a) be served in a manner consistent with section
 5 three hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules; (b) notify such
 6 employer of their right to a hearing; (c) notify such employer that they
 7 shall have seventy-two hours to address the violation or violations
 8 before the stop-work order will be issued; and (d) state the factual
 9 basis upon which the commissioner has based their decision to issue a
 10 stop-work order and how such employer shall come into compliance.
 11 4. After receipt of such notice, the employer shall have seventy-two
 12 hours to come into compliance and to notify the commissioner of such
 13 compliance. Within seventy-two hours after the employer's opportunity to
 14 come into compliance, if the employer has not come into compliance, the
 15 commissioner shall issue a stop-work order requiring the cessation of
 16 all business operations of the employer at every site at whi