New York A 2533: Relates to remedies for unlawful discharge or discrimination for the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty

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A02533 Summary:

BILL NOA02533A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09773

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SPONSORDinowitz

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COSPNSRWeprin, Colton, Seawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§519 & 750, Judy L; amd §215, Lab L

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Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.

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BILL NOA02533A

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01/17/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

04/06/2026amend and recommit to judiciary

04/06/2026print number 2533a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2533--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law and the labor law, in relation to
 creating additional remedies for unlawful discharge, penalty or
 discrimination on account of the exercise of a juror's right to be
 absent from employment for jury duty

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

 1 Section 1. Section 519 of the judiciary law, as amended by section 2
 2 of part LL of chapter 55 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 519. Right of juror to be absent from employment. Any person who is
 5 summoned to serve as a juror under the provisions of this article and
 6 who notifies their employer to that effect prior to the commencement of
 7 a term of service shall not, on account of absence from employment by
 8 reason of such jury service, be subject to discharge [or], penalty, or
 9 discrimination in any other manner. An employer may, however, withhold
 10 wages of any such employee serving as a juror during the period of such
 11 service; provided that an employer who employs more than ten employees
 12 shall not withhold the first seventy-two dollars of such juror's daily
 13 wages during the first three days of jury service. Withholding of wages
 14 in accordance with this section shall not be deemed a penalty or
 15 discrimination. Violation of this section shall constitute a criminal
 16 contempt of court punishable pursuant to section seven hundred fifty of
 17 this chapter and shall also constitute a violation of section two
 18 hundred fifteen of the labor law and be subject to the civil penalties
 19 and civil action provided for thereunder.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04442-02-6

 A. 2533--A 2

 1 § 2. Paragraph 7 of subdivision A of section 750 of the judiciary law,
 2 as amended by chapter 823 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 7. Wilful failure to obey any mandate, process, or notice issued
 5 pursuant to [articles] article sixteen[, seventeen, eighteen, eighteen-a
 6 or eighteen-b] of [the judiciary law] this chapter, or to rules adopted
 7 pursuant thereto, or to any other statute relating thereto, or refusal
 8 to be sworn as provided therein, or subjection of an employee to
 9 discharge [or], penalty, or discrimination in any other manner on
 10 account of [his] their absence from employment by reason of jury or
 11 subpoenaed witness service in violation of this chapter or section
 12 215.11 of the penal law. Applications to punish the accused for a
 13 contempt specified in this subdivision may be made by notice of motion
 14 or by order to show cause, and shall be made returnable at the term of
 15 the supreme court at which contested motions are heard, or of the county
 16 court if the supreme court is not in session.
 17 § 3. Section 215 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 564 of the
 18 laws of 2010, parag