Assembly Bill A4388

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits an employer or educational institution from requesting that an employee or applicant disclose any means for accessing an electronic personal account or service

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4388 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6871
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-g, Lab L; add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9654, S6831
2013-2014: A443, S2434
2017-2018: A5485, S1573
2019-2020: A2479, S5544
2021-2022: A1861, S615
2023-2024: A836, S2518

2015-A4388 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an employer or educational institution from requesting or requiring that an employee, applicant or student disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic communications devices.

2015-A4388 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4388

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, CRESPO, LAVINE, COLTON, ARROYO,
  ZEBROWSKI,  SCARBOROUGH,  TITONE,  HOOPER, ROSENTHAL, GALEF, KAVANAGH,
  WEPRIN, ABINANTI, THIELE, CLARK, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A. BRENNAN, COOK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, McDONOUGH, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law and the education law, in relation to
  prohibiting an employer or educational institution from requesting  or
  requiring  that  an  employee,  applicant or student disclose any user
  name, password, or other means for accessing  a  personal  account  or
  service through specified electronic communications devices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 201-g  to
read as follows:
  S 201-G. REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OR SERVICES PROHIBIT-
ED.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "APPLICANT" MEANS AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT.
  (B) "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE"  MEANS  ANY  DEVICE  THAT  USES
ELECTRONIC SIGNALS TO CREATE, TRANSMIT, AND RECEIVE INFORMATION, INCLUD-
ING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPUTERS, TELEPHONES, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSIST-
ANTS AND OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES.
  (C) "EMPLOYER" MEANS (I) A PERSON OR ENTITY  ENGAGED  IN  A  BUSINESS,
INDUSTRY,  PROFESSION, TRADE OR OTHER ENTERPRISE IN THE STATE; OR (II) A
UNIT OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT; AND (III)  SHALL  INCLUDE  AN  AGENT,
REPRESENTATIVE OR DESIGNEE OF THE EMPLOYER.
  2.  (A)  EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IT
SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY EMPLOYER TO REQUEST OR REQUIRE ANY EMPLOYEE OR
APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT TO DISCLOSE ANY USER NAME AND PASSWORD OR OTHER
MEANS FOR ACCESSING A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OR SERVICE THROUGH AN  ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01077-02-5
              

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