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NY A02533
Bill
Status
1/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz
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AI Summary
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Expands protections for employees serving jury duty by prohibiting not only discharge and penalty but also "discrimination in any other manner" by employers
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Adds violations of jury duty employment protections to the labor law (section 215), allowing the Labor Commissioner to assess civil penalties of $1,000-$10,000 for first violations, or $1,000-$20,000 for repeat violations within six years
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Grants employees a private right of civil action against employers who retaliate for jury service, with remedies including reinstatement, lost wages, front pay, liquidated damages up to $20,000, and attorneys' fees
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Maintains existing criminal contempt of court penalties while adding these new civil remedies as additional enforcement mechanisms
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Updates gendered language throughout the judiciary law and labor law sections from "his or her" to "their"
Legislative Description
Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026