New York S 1686: Relates to prohibition of certain activities in extreme temperatures

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S01686 Summary:

BILL NOS01686 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05064

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRRAMOS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §218-c, Lab L

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Prohibits a retail business from directing an employee to engage in human billboard activities during extreme temperatures.

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BILL NOS01686 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1686

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, RAMOS -- 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 prohibition of certain
 activities in extreme temperatures

 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 section 218-c to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 218-c. Prohibition of certain activities in extreme temperatures. 1.
 4 As used in this section the following terms shall have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 (a) "Retail business" means any entity that is engaged primarily in
 7 the sale of consumer goods at one or more stores within the state. For
 8 the purposes of this definition, "consumer goods" means products that
 9 are primarily for personal, household, or family purposes, including but
 10 not limited to appliances, clothing, electronics, groceries, and house-
 11 hold items.
 12 (b) "Extreme temperature" shall mean a measured outdoor temperature of
 13 ninety degrees Fahrenheit and above.
 14 (c) "Human billboard" shall mean holding or wearing a sign or partic-
 15 ular clothing outside of a retail business for the purposes of adver-
 16 tisement.
 17 2. No retail business shall direct an employee to engage in human
 18 billboard activities during extreme temperatures.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01687-01-5

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