NY S08589

Requires employers with 50+ full-time employees in New York to provide at least 90 days advance written notice before AI or automation displaces 25 or more workers (or 25% of the workforce)

Notice must be sent to affected employees, their unions, the labor commissioner, local elected officials, and workforce development boards, and must describe functions being automated, number of affected workers, and any retraining programs available

Mandates a 90-day transition period during which employers must offer continued employment/equivalent wages or employer-paid retraining programs approved by the Department of Labor

Employers violating notice or transition requirements become ineligible for state grants, loans, or tax incentives for five years and are placed on a public registry

Establishes civil penalties including up to 60 days back pay and benefits per affected employee for notice failures, plus up to $10,000 per day for willful violations, with enforcement authority given to the attorney general