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S 6056: Requires employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences when the employee or employee's family member has been the victim of domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking upon the employee's request for reasons related to such offense or offenses.
What S 6056 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to expand New York's labor law to provide additional protection for employees who experience domestic violence, family offenses, sexual offenses, stalking, or human trafficking. It requires employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for employees who need more time to recover from these situations. This new leave is in addition to the existing sick leave provided under the law. The additional leave can be taken in cases where an employee needs to extend their existing sick leave. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6056
- What is the current status of S 6056?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6056 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LABOR".
- Did S 6056 pass?
- Not yet. S 6056 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6056, and where is it now?
- S 6056 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 214 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6056 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE -- 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 requiring employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences due to domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 196-b of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 15 to read as follows: 3 15. In cases of sick leave, paid or unpaid, provided pursuant to 4 subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision four of this section, 5 an employee shall be provided up to an additional ten days of unpaid 6 leave upon request for an extension of leave beyond the sick leave 7 provided to such employee pursuant to this section. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02395-01-5
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