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NY A00912
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nily Rozic
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employment contract provisions that waive substantive or procedural rights related to discrimination, wage/benefit non-payment, retaliation, harassment, or public policy violations, rendering such waivers unconscionable and unenforceable
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Bans contract provisions that conceal details of employment-related claims, including those submitted to arbitration, though arbitration awards and monetary settlement amounts are exempt
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Exempts collective bargaining agreements between employers and bona fide union representatives from these restrictions
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Imposes liability for reasonable attorney's fees and costs on anyone who enforces or attempts to enforce prohibited waivers, and prohibits retaliation against individuals who refuse to sign contracts containing void provisions
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Allows aggrieved individuals to file civil actions within three years seeking tort remedies, injunctive relief, and attorney's fees for violations
Legislative Description
Relates to prohibiting contract provisions that waive certain substantive and procedural rights relating to a claim of discrimination, non-payment of wages or benefits, retaliation, harassment or violation of public policy in employment.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026