NY A02293

Removes provisions that prohibit public employees and employee organizations from causing, instigating, encouraging, or condoning strikes, while maintaining the basic prohibition on engaging in strikes

Eliminates the presumption that employees absent without permission during a strike are presumed to have participated in the strike

Removes the mandatory "Taylor Law" penalty of payroll deductions equal to twice daily pay for each strike day, and eliminates removal from employment as a penalty for strike participation

Changes strike violation investigations and penalties from mandatory to discretionary for chief executive officers, and shifts the burden of proof to the employer in hearings

Caps penalties for employee organizations at $50 per day for the duration of a strike, and explicitly prohibits courts from imposing additional penalties such as incarceration or contempt fines

Repeals Civil Service Law Section 211 and Judiciary Law Section 751(2), which contained additional strike-related enforcement provisions