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NY A10333
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ron Kim
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AI Summary
- Limits home care aide work assignments to a maximum of 12 consecutive hours per 24-hour period, with any hours beyond requiring voluntary consent
- Defines "home care aide" broadly to include home health aides, personal care aides, attendants, and consumer-directed personal assistants working in any employment arrangement
- Prohibits employers from retaliating against aides who refuse overtime assignments or file complaints about violations, protecting them from discrimination, dismissal, or other adverse employment actions
- Allows limited exceptions for unforeseeable emergencies (up to 4 additional hours) or delayed relief staff arrivals (up to 2 additional hours), but only after employer exhausts reasonable staffing efforts
- Provides enforcement through civil lawsuits or Labor Commissioner action, with remedies including compensatory damages, punitive damages, back wages, reinstatement, and attorney's fees
Legislative Description
Places limits on the maximum amount of hours a home care aide may be required to work without voluntarily consenting to such an assignment.
Last Action
referred to labor
2/20/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor2/20/2026
Full Bill Text
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