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Senator · Senate District 38
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History
- Substituted by A7909
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.458
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Companion bill
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Grants employees of employers, which provide services pursuant to the mental hygiene law, protection from retaliatory actions for the reporting of certain violations
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6183
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing protections to mental hygiene employees from retaliatory actions from employers
Purpose
To ensure that employees of mental hygiene providers are protected from employer retaliation for reported abuse, neglect, or maltreatment to authorities.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill provides employee protection from employer retaliation pursuant to the labor law for employees of the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities programs.
Section 2 of the bill provides employee protection from employer retaliation pursuant to the labor law for employees of Office of Mental Health programs.
Section 3 of the bill provides employee protection from employer retaliation pursuant to the labor law for employees of Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services programs.
Justification
Recently, there have been reports of Mental Hygiene direct care workers losing employment, being demoted; or suffering other retaliatory actions simply for reporting abuse, neglect, and maltreatment to authorities. Employees should not have to fear losing employment for reporting conditions that are harmful to service recipients. This bill will ensure that such employees be protected from employer retaliation in such instances.
Legislative history
New bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:.
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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