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NY A02562
Bill
Status
1/26/2023
Primary Sponsor
Nily Rozic
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AI Summary
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Establishes an "essential workers' bill of rights" during state disaster emergencies, covering healthcare workers, infrastructure employees, retail workers, and other designated essential personnel.
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Requires all essential worker employers to provide personal protective equipment at no cost, inform workers of disease exposure related to the disaster emergency, and prohibit retaliation for reporting unsafe work conditions.
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Mandates hazard payments for covered employers (formula retail stores, large employers with $50+ million annual revenue, transportation businesses, franchisees, and subcontractors), capped at $25,000 annually for workers earning under $200,000 and $5,000 for higher earners.
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Requires covered employers to pay for child care and health care costs for essential workers during the state disaster emergency.
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Requires employers to distribute the bill of rights to workers, post it on their website, and include information for filing safety complaints with the employer or state.
Legislative Description
Establishes an essential workers' bill of rights; provides that all employers shall provide essential workers with personal protective equipment, inform such workers of exposure to any disease related to a state disaster emergency, and not retaliate for any report of an unsafe work environment; provides certain employers shall make hazard payments and cover the costs of any child care or health care needed by such essential workers for the duration of the state disaster emergency.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/3/2024