Assembly Bill A6790A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Bans the use of employer data information

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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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2013-A6790 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7202
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Rel §380-u to be §380-v, add §380-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1071, S3795, S6796
2017-2018: A859, S6577
2019-2020: A431, S3970
2021-2022: A657, S6621
2023-2024: S5666

2013-A6790 - Summary

Bans the sale of employment data reports without written consumer consent; provides such employment data reports shall include, but not be limited to, payroll and earnings information, hours worked, consumer history and health insurance information.

2013-A6790 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6790

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  banning  the
  sale of employment data reports

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

  Section 1.  Section 380-u of the general business law,  as  relettered
by chapter 63 of the laws of 2006, is relettered section 380-v and a new
section 380-u is added to read as follows:
  S  380-U.  SALE OF EMPLOYMENT DATA REPORTS.  (A) NO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCY SHALL SELL OR RESELL, OR OFFER FOR SALE OR RESALE  OR  DISTRIBUTE
EMPLOYMENT  DATA  REPORTS  TO  THIRD  PARTIES  WITHOUT  WRITTEN CONSUMER
CONSENT IN A SEPARATE STAND-ALONE DOCUMENT.    SUCH  EMPLOYMENT  REPORTS
SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PAYROLL AND EARNINGS INFORMATION,
HOURS WORKED, CONSUMER HISTORY AND HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION.
  (B) WHEREVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION,  AN  APPLICA-
TION  MAY  BE  MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE  HAVING  JURISDICTION  BY  A
SPECIAL  PROCEEDING  TO  ISSUE  AN  INJUNCTION,  AND  UPON NOTICE TO THE
DEFENDANT OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN OR RESTRAIN THE  CONTIN-
UANCE  OF  SUCH VIOLATION; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF
THE COURT OR JUSTICE THAT THE DEFENDANT  HAS,  IN  FACT,  VIOLATED  THIS
SECTION, AN INJUNCTION MAY BE ISSUED BY SUCH COURT OR JUSTICE, ENJOINING
AND  RESTRAINING ANY FURTHER VIOLATION, WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY
PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN  INJURED  OR  DAMAGED  THEREBY.  IN  ANY  SUCH
PROCEEDING,  THE  COURT  MAY  MAKE ALLOWANCES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS
PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH SIX OF SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  SECTION  EIGHTY-THREE
HUNDRED  THREE  OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, AND DIRECT RESTITU-
TION. WHENEVER THE COURT  SHALL  DETERMINE  THAT  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS
SECTION  HAS  OCCURRED, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE
THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08805-07-3
              

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2013-A6790A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7202
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Rel §380-u to be §380-v, add §380-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1071, S3795, S6796
2017-2018: A859, S6577
2019-2020: A431, S3970
2021-2022: A657, S6621
2023-2024: S5666

2013-A6790A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bans the sale of employment data reports without written consumer consent; provides such employment data reports shall include, but not be limited to, payroll and earnings information, hours worked, consumer history and health insurance information.

2013-A6790A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6790--A
                                                        Cal. No. 322

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRAUNSTEIN, ABINANTI, GUNTHER, MOSLEY, MARKEY,
  GOTTFRIED, WEPRIN,  MONTESANO,  ROSENTHAL,  MILLMAN,  COLTON,  JAFFEE,
  CAHILL,  O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROBERTS, SCARBOROUGH, STECK, RAIA,
  PERRY, HOOPER, MOYA, SKOUFIS, SIMOTAS, OTIS, RODRIGUEZ --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M.  of  A. ARROYO, BRENNAN, CLARK, COOK, CROUCH, GALEF,
  GLICK, JACOBS, McDONOUGH, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, STEC,  TITONE,  WEISEN-
  BERG  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs
  and Protection -- advanced to a third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to the sale and
  use of employment information

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

  Section  1.   Section 380-u of the general business law, as relettered
by chapter 63 of the laws of 2006, is relettered section 380-v and a new
section 380-u is added to read as follows:
  S 380-U. SALE AND USE OF EMPLOYMENT  INFORMATION.    (A)  NO  CONSUMER
REPORTING  AGENCY  OR  ANY  SUBSIDIARY  THEREOF SHALL SELL OR RESELL, OR
OFFER FOR SALE OR RESALE OR DISTRIBUTE  EMPLOYMENT  INFORMATION  TO  ANY
PRINCIPAL  CREDITOR,  AS  THAT  TERM  IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF
SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER, OR  OTHER  DEBT  COLLECTOR  WITHOUT
VERIFYING  THAT  SUCH SALE, RESALE, OR DISTRIBUTION WAS DISCLOSED TO THE
CONSUMER TO WHOM SUCH EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION  PERTAINS  WITHOUT  WRITTEN
CONSUMER  CONSENT IN A SEPARATE STAND-ALONE DOCUMENT.  EMPLOYMENT INFOR-
MATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PAYROLL AND EARNINGS INFOR-
MATION, HOURS WORKED, CONSUMER HISTORY AND HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION.
  (B) SUCH DISCLOSURE AND CONSUMER CONSENT SHALL BE GIVEN IN A SEPARATE,
STAND-ALONE DOCUMENT AND CONSENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PARTICULAR  USE
OR TRANSACTION FOR WHICH CONSENT IS GIVEN.
  (C)  WHEREVER  THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, AN APPLICA-
TION MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF  THE  PEOPLE  OF

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

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