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NY A09582
Bill
Status
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Claire Valdez
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AI Summary
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Expands New York's paid sick leave law (Section 196-b of the Labor Law) to cover delivery network company workers who pick up and deliver orders through app-based platforms
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Defines delivery network companies as entities operating in New York that use digital networks to connect customers with workers who deliver products
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Designates the delivery network company as the employer responsible for providing paid sick leave to these workers
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Excludes transportation network companies (ride-share services) and restaurants with their own ordering apps from the definition of delivery network company
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Includes delivery network company workers in the definition of "employee" for purposes of paid sick leave; provides that the employer of a delivery network company worker shall be a delivery network company.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/21/2026