Relates to workplace violence

1 Co-sponsor

• Diane J. Savino

BILL NUMBER:S1677

Title of bill

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting "Joanne's law"

Purpose or general idea of bill

Requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to former employer or workplace

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1:Provides that this act shall be known and may be cited as "Joanne's Law."

Section 2:Amends the Labor Law by adding a new section 44 which requires that employers or workplaces are notified if former employees or visitors whom were convicted of crimes that were committed in those workplaces are released from incarceration or violate their probation or parole.

Section 3:Effective date.

Justification

The purpose of this bill is to notify an employer or workplace when a former employee is released from incarceration or has violated his or her probation or parole, if they committed a crime in that workplace.

This bill would safeguard employers and employees from potential retaliation from former employees who have committed workplace violence or crimes in the workplace. Notifying an employer would enable a workplace to take the proper measures or precautions to protect themselves and their employees.

Prior legislative history

S.2042 of 2014: Passed Senate, Died in Assembly Labor S.2042 of 2013: Passed Senate, Died in Assembly Labor S.4932 of 2012: Died in Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Died in Assembly Labor S.4932 of 2011: Died in Senate Labor, Died in Assembly Labor S.5152 of 2010: Died in Senate Labor, Died in Assembly Labor S.5152 of 2009: Died in Senate Labor

Fiscal implications

Minimal to State.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.