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S 1686: Prohibits a retail business from directing an employee to engage in human billboard activities during extreme temperatures.
What S 1686 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to protect retail employees from being forced to engage in human billboard activities during extreme temperatures. Retail businesses are prohibited from directing employees to wear or hold signs outside their stores for advertising purposes during temperatures above 90°F. This law applies to businesses that primarily sell consumer goods at stores within the state. The law takes effect immediately, and its purpose is to prevent employees from being exposed to extreme temperatures while performing advertising tasks.
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jan. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 13, 2025 · 277 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1686 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibition of certain activities in extreme temperatures The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 218-c to 2 read as follows: 3 § 218-c. Prohibition of certain activities in extreme temperatures. 1. 4 As used in this section the following terms shall have the following 5 meanings: 6 (a) "Retail business" means any entity that is engaged primarily in 7 the sale of consumer goods at one or more stores within the state. For 8 the purposes of this definition, "consumer goods" means products that 9 are primarily for personal, household, or family purposes, including but 10 not limited to appliances, clothing, electronics, groceries, and house- 11 hold items. 12 (b) "Extreme temperature" shall mean a measured outdoor temperature of 13 ninety degrees Fahrenheit and above. 14 (c) "Human billboard" shall mean holding or wearing a sign or partic- 15 ular clothing outside of a retail business for the purposes of adver- 16 tisement. 17 2. No retail business shall direct an employee to engage in human 18 billboard activities during extreme temperatures. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01687-01-5
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