New York S 9330: Enacts the remedial construction of New York labor law act

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S09330 Summary:

BILL NOS09330 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10365

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5, Lab L

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Provides that the New York labor law shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of its remedial purposes, regardless of whether similarly-worded provisions of federal laws or regulations have been or continue to be construed otherwise.

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BILL NOS09330 

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03/02/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

04/28/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1403

06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10365

&nbspA10365 AMEND= Bronson

&nbsp03/02/2026referred to labor

&nbsp04/28/2026reported 

&nbsp04/30/2026advanced to third reading cal.428

&nbsp05/19/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/19/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/19/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

&nbsp06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9330

&nbsp06/01/20263RD READING CAL.1403

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9330

 IN SENATE

 March 2, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. 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 enacting the "remedial
 construction of New York labor law act of 2026"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "remedial construction of New York labor law act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature hereby reaf-
 4 firms its longstanding intent and directive that the labor law be
 5 construed liberally in favor of workers to accomplish its broad remedial
 6 purposes--including but not limited to securing workers' wage floors,
 7 ensuring their rights to recover all earned wages and all concomitant
 8 liquidated damages and other remedies, protecting workers from retali-
 9 ation, securing equal pay for equal work, and defraying the harms of
 10 unemployment. These remedial purposes not only protect workers, but also
 11 protect law-abiding employers from unfair competition by lawbreaking
 12 employers.
 13 2. Remedial interpretation includes, with respect to reading
 14 exceptions and exemptions to the labor law's requirements of employers,
 15 construing all such exceptions and exemptions narrowly in order to maxi-
 16 mize deterrence of unlawful conduct and accomplish the labor law's reme-
 17 dial purpose.
 18 § 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 5 to read as
 19 follows:
 20 § 5. Construction. For all provisions of this chapter and their
 21 accompanying regulations that are worded comparably to federal laws or
 22 regulations, and all worker-protective provisions of this chapter and
 23 their accompanying regulations that have no federal analogue, such
 24 provisions shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of their
 25 remedial purposes, regardless of whether similarly-worded provisions of
 26 federal laws or regulations have been or continue to be so construed.
 27 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10772-03-6

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