Directs the department of labor to post on its internet website and annually update the names of employers who employ 50 or more employees who receive public assistance.
Impact
If enacted, this bill would introduce significant changes to the state's labor regulations, specifically by mandating the annual disclosure of employers who employ a substantial number of individuals reliant on public assistance. This public reporting could influence the public's perception of these employers and potentially affect their business practices. It aims to further specify the types of public assistance included, such as medical assistance, child health insurance, and TANF benefits.
Summary
The bill A11038, introduced in the New York Assembly, seeks to amend the labor law by requiring the Department of Labor to publish the names of employers with 50 or more employees, specifically those whose workers receive public assistance. This initiative aims to promote transparency and accountability among employers while drawing attention to the issue of public assistance dependency among workers in the state. The measure emphasizes the importance of identifying large employers providing jobs that necessitate public support for their employees.
Contention
The bill is expected to elicit various reactions from stakeholders. Proponents argue that publicizing this information will strengthen workforce conditions and encourage employers to provide fair wages to their employees, thereby reducing their reliance on public benefits. Critics may view this as stigmatizing and argue it risks creating negative public sentiment towards businesses that employ workers receiving assistance. Additionally, concerns could arise regarding privacy and the potential consequences for workers and employers alike.
Same As
Directs the department of labor to post on its internet website and annually update the names of employers who employ 50 or more employees who receive public assistance.
Directs the department of labor to post on its internet website and annually update the names of employers who employ 50 or more employees who receive public assistance.
Directs the department of labor to post on its internet website and annually update the names of employers who employ 50 or more employees who receive public assistance.
Prohibits agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee; allows for a cause of action against employers who engage in such agreements.
Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.
Relates to employee access to lactation rooms in the workplace; requires that employers post written policies regarding the rights of nursing employees.
Prohibiting the employment of unauthorized employees; requiring hotel and lodging industry employers to verify the Social Security numbers of employees; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.
"Government Reality Check Act"; prohibits public employers from providing certain benefits to public employees; restricts gifts to public employees; restricts travel by public employees; imposes post-employment restriction on public contracting employees.
Prohibits employers from requiring low-wage employees to enter into covenants not to compete; requires employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into a covenant not to compete.
Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment; expands the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.
Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment; expands the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.