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S 5254: Protects certain employees from a reduction of wages due to their involvement in the investigation of a violation of a workplace violence protection program.
What S 5254 does, verified September 6, 2025
The bill aims to protect certain employees from wage reductions due to their involvement in investigating workplace violence protection programs. Employees who accompany the commissioner on inspections, participate in risk evaluations, or participate in annual reviews cannot suffer wage reductions. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.364 (2025-09-05)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5254
- What is the current status of S 5254?
- As of September 6, 2025, S 5254 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 5, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.364".
- Did S 5254 pass?
- Yes. S 5254 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 5, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 5254, and where is it now?
- S 5254 was authored by Sen. Chris Ryan with 7 coauthors.
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| Sep. 05, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.364 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.621 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 186 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5254 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- 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 protecting certain employ- ees from a reduction of wages due to their involvement in the investi- gation of a violation of a workplace violence protection program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 27-b of the labor law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph d-1 to read as follows: 3 d-1. No employee who accompanies the commissioner on an inspection, 4 participates in a risk evaluation and determination inspection, or 5 participates in an annual program review shall suffer any reduction in 6 wages. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07268-01-5
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