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NY S07717

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2018

Primary Sponsor

Tony Avella

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Each New York City agency must establish a teleworking policy and program allowing employees to perform all or part of their duties remotely to the maximum extent possible without reducing performance.

  • Each agency shall designate a "telework coordinator" responsible for overseeing implementation of teleworking programs.

  • Defines "telework" as performing normal work functions at a location other than the agency's principal location to eliminate or substantially reduce commuting.

  • Legislation aims to reduce traffic congestion, improve mass transit operations, and address overcrowding in the New York City metropolitan region by enabling employees to work from home.

  • Act takes effect 90 days after becoming law.

Legislative Description

Enacts the "New York city teleworking expansion act"; provides that each agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance; defines the term "telework" to mean to perform normal and regular work functions on a workday that ordinarily would be performed at the agency's principal location at a different location, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such agency's principal location.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CITIES

2/12/2018

Committee Referrals

Cities2/12/2018

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