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NY S04478
Bill
Status
5/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Ramos
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Labor to develop a workplace rights document for minors seeking employment certificates or working papers
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Document must explain basic labor rights in plain language easily understood by minors, covering: child labor laws, wage and hour protections, worker safety, workers' compensation, paid sick leave, anti-retaliation protections, and the right to organize a union
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Document must be translated into the ten most commonly spoken languages in New York State, plus any additional language requested by the minor
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Schools must provide the physical document to minors before or at the time of issuing employment certificates or permits
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers and to make such document available in other languages and to school officials who issue working papers.
Last Action
referred to labor
3/9/2026