New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A4278 — Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO LABOR

  2. PRINT NUMBER 4278B

  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

  4. PRINT NUMBER 4278A

  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

  6. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does A4278 do?
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Who sponsors A4278?
A4278 is sponsored by Jo Anne Simon.
What is the current status of A4278?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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