New York S 9773: 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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S09773 Summary:

BILL NOS09773 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02533-A

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRWEBB

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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 NOS09773 

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04/06/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1188

05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9773

 IN SENATE

 April 6, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 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.
 20 § 2. Paragraph 7 of subdivision A of section 750 of the judiciary law,
 21 as amended by chapter 823 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as
 22 follows:
 23 7. Wilful failure to obey any mandate, process, or notice issued
 24 pursuant to [articles] article sixteen[, seventeen, eighteen, eighteen-a
 25 or eighteen-b] of [the judiciary law] this chapter, or to rules adopted
 26 pursuant thereto, or to any other statute relating thereto, or refusal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04442-03-6

 S. 9773 2

 1 to be sworn as provided therein, or subjection of an employee to
 2 discharge [or], penalty, or discrimination in any other manner on
 3 account of [his] their absence from employment by reason of jury or
 4 subpoenaed witness service in violation of this chapter or section
 5 215.11 of the penal law. Applications to punish the accused for a
 6 contempt specified in this subdivision may be made by notice of motion
 7 or by order to show cause, and shall be made returnable at the term of
 8 the supreme court at which contested motions are heard, or of the county
 9 court if the supreme court is not in session.
 10 § 3. Section 215 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 564 of the
 11 laws of 2010, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 604
 12 of the laws of 2022, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (a) of
 13 subdivision 2 as a