New York A 5573: Relates to civil actions brought by employees

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A05573 Summary:

BILL NOA05573 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03946

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRTapia, Jacobson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §27-a, Lab L

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Relates to civil actions brought by employees for violations of an employer violating safety and health standards or workplace violence.

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BILL NOA05573 

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02/18/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5573

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, TAPIA, JACOBSON -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to civil actions brought by
 employees

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 27-a of the labor law is amended
 2 by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
 3 e. An employee may bring a civil action in a court of competent juris-
 4 diction against any employer alleged to have violated the provisions of
 5 this section. Such action must be commenced within three years after
 6 such violation. The court shall have jurisdiction to order all appropri-
 7 ate relief, including enjoining the conduct of any employer; ordering
 8 payment of costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the employee by the
 9 entity in violation; and ordering rehiring or reinstatement of the
 10 employee to their former position with restoration of seniority or an
 11 award of front pay in lieu of reinstatement, and an award of lost
 12 compensation and damages, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. The
 13 statute of limitations shall be tolled from the date an employee files a
 14 complaint with the commissioner or the commissioner commences an inves-
 15 tigation, whichever is earlier, until an order to comply issued by the
 16 commissioner becomes final, or where the commissioner does not issue an
 17 order, until the date on which the commissioner notifies the complainant
 18 that the investigation has concluded. Investigation by the commissioner
 19 shall not be a prerequisite to nor a bar against a person bringing a
 20 civil action under this section.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08515-01-5

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