NY A07702

Limits exceptions to nurse mandatory overtime restrictions by capping health care disaster exemptions to three consecutive days and emergency declaration exemptions to thirty consecutive days or until the emergency ends, whichever is shorter

Narrows the definition of "emergency" that allows mandatory overtime by explicitly excluding routine staffing needs arising from typical staffing patterns, absenteeism levels, and approved time off for vacations, holidays, sick leave, and personal leave

Establishes civil penalties for employers who violate nurse work hour limitations: up to $1,000 for first violation, $2,500 for second violation within three years, and $5,000 for third or subsequent violations within three years

Requires employers to pay nurses an additional 15% of overtime payment for each violation of the mandatory overtime restrictions

Mandates employers make good faith efforts to cover overtime voluntarily before requiring mandatory overtime, including calling per diem staff, agency nurses, assigning floats, or requesting off-duty employees to work