NY A02434

Narrows the definition of "governmental body" to include only New York State and its public authorities or public benefit corporations, excluding political subdivisions such as counties and municipalities

Changes successor call center contractor's obligation to retain employees from the previous contractor from mandatory ("shall") to permissive ("may"), making employee retention optional unless specified in the contract

Removes the requirement for terminating contractors to provide employee lists 30 days before termination and to post notices to affected employees about their rights

Eliminates the requirement for successor contractors to provide retained employee lists to the contracting governmental body and removes the mandate for written performance evaluations (allowing non-written evaluations)

Repeals section 793 of the labor law, which contained enforcement provisions, and allows governmental bodies to optionally require rather than mandate employee retention and worksite accessibility provisions in call center contracts