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NY A02057
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Latoya Joyner
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AI Summary
- Limits mandatory overtime exceptions for nurses during health care disasters to a maximum of three consecutive days, after which overtime restrictions are reinstated
- Restricts emergency overtime exceptions to unforeseen events that could not be reasonably planned and do not include routine staffing needs, typical absenteeism, or approved time off for vacations, holidays, sick leave, and personal leave
- Establishes civil penalties of up to $1,000 for a first violation, $2,500 for a second violation within three years, and $5,000 for a third or subsequent violation within three years when employers require nurses to work beyond regularly scheduled hours
- Requires employees to receive an additional 15 percent of overtime payment from the employer for each violation
- Allows the governor to suspend overtime restrictions during a declared federal, state, or county emergency for up to 30 days or until the emergency ends, whichever is shorter
Legislative Description
Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses; provides circumstances for the reinstatement of limitations on mandatory overtime; provides for civil penalties for employers who violate work hours limitations.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
1/10/2024
Committee Referrals
Labor1/23/2023
Full Bill Text
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