Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal penalties, and authorizes the award of attorney fees and liquidated damages. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: LABOR

Includes certified nursing assistants in provisions of law relating to restrictions on consecutive hours of work. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: LABOR

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; creates statewide nursing recruitment incentive and retention pilot initiatives; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention account. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: LABOR

Requires that all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more receive at least ten hours of OSHA training prior to their performance of work. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: LABOR

Requires employers with fifty or more employees shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs consistent with section 132 of the internal revenue code; defines terms; provides that employers are not required to provide transportation for employees. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: LABOR

Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal penalties, and authorizes the award of attorney fees and liquidated damages. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: LABOR

Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance. / Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: LABOR

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence; permits victims of domestic violence to take an unpaid leave of absence for ninety days from employment to address on-going domestic violence; defines "address on-going domestic violence"; contains provision to protect the individual's job position and benefits. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: LABOR

Permits an employer to file an application with the department of labor to be exempted from the provisions of the workers' compensation law with respect to employees whose religious tenets or teachings oppose acceptance of any insurance benefits. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: LABOR

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week; provides for a 10 hour work day for farm laborers; requires overtime rate at one and one-half times normal rate; makes provisions of unemployment insurance law applicable to farm laborers; provides sanitary code shall apply to all farm and food processing labor camps intended to house migrant workers, regardless of the number of occupants; provides for eligibility of farm laborers for workers' compensation benefits; requires employers of farm laborers to provide such farm laborers with claim forms for workers' compensation claims under certain conditions; requires reporting of injuries to employers of farmworkers. / Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: LABOR

Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available pursuant to the workers' compensation law and, in addition, shall permit such employee to pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity; clarifies that workers' compensation should be exclusive remedy except when the employee suffers personal injury as a result of a sexual offense committed by a co-worker. / Sponsor: DUANE Committee: LABOR

Prohibits state funding to business entities that outsource jobs. / Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: LABOR

Provides workers' compensation benefits for family care; applies to employee and family member's taking family leave to care for the employee. / Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: LABOR

Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools. / Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: LABOR

Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools. / Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: LABOR

Determines workers' compensation rates based upon number of hours worked for an employer; requires maintenance of accurate records and provides a penalty for failure to maintain such records. / Sponsor: DUANE Committee: LABOR

Relates to setting a time limit for requesting full board review of unanimous board panel decisions. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: LABOR

Relates to hours, wages and supplements for work on public work projects including charter schools; and relates to contracts for charter school construction. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: LABOR

Requires the availability of and reimbursement for chiropractic care under the workers' compensation law to be provided on the same basis as care by a physician under such law. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: LABOR

Relates to conditions for the disqualification for unemployment benefits of persons formerly employed by temporary employment services. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee: LABOR