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S 3895: Relates to the definition of employer and the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
What S 3895 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to expand the definition of an employer in the state of New York. An employer is now defined to include not only private entities but also public entities, including the state, its subdivisions, and various government agencies. The law also expands the definition to include certain not-for-profit organizations that receive a significant portion of their budget from government sources. The law requires public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. The law takes effect immediately, with the aim of providing greater protection and support for employees in the state of New York.
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Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 261 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3895 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 the definition of employer and the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 27-b of the labor 2 law, as amended by chapter 351 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 a. "Employer" means: (1) the state; (2) a political subdivision of the 5 state; (3) a public authority, a public benefit corporation, or any 6 other governmental agency or instrumentality thereof; [and] (4) an 7 authorized agency as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision ten of 8 section three hundred seventy-one of the social services law that 9 accepts children adjudicated delinquent under article three of the fami- 10 ly court act; and (5) a not-for-profit corporation, as defined in para- 11 graph (a) of section one hundred two of the not-for-profit corporation 12 law, who received at least fifty percent of their budget through govern- 13 ment sources. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06567-01-5
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