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BILL NUMBER:S3963
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to designating discrimination against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class A misdemeanor
Purpose
Strengthens the quota penalty provisions by making a violation constitute a class A misdemeanor, as defined in the penal law.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends section 215-a of the Labor Law, by adding a new subdivision three. Subdivision three provides that each violation of subdivision one of section 215-a of the Labor Law shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, as defined in the penal law.
Section two establishes that this law shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become law and shall apply to acts committed on or after such effective date, provided that the amendments to section 215-a of the labor law, made by section one of this act, shall survive the expiration and reversion of such section as provided in subdivision (P) of section 406 of chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
Existing law
Section 215-a of the Labor law currently prohibits discrimination against employees for failure to meet arrest, ticket and summons quotas.
Justification
Tickets, summons, traffic citations and arrests should be utilized by a Police officer when he or she feels that the circumstances are appropriate, rather than in order to satisfy arbitrary quota requirements. To establish a quota for an officer to meet a certain number of summonses or arrests is a disservice to his or her trained and professional judgment, and unfair to those who receive such citations.
This bill would strengthen the quota penalty provisions by making a violation constitute a class A misdemeanor, as defined in the penal law and face up to one year in jail.
Legislative history
2013: Senate Bill #596 (Gianaris) - Died in Senate Labor Committee 2012: Senate Bill #6617 (Gianaris) - Died in Senate Rules Committee 2012: Assembly Bill #9630 (Camara) - Died in Assembly Labor Committee
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This bill will take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become law and shall apply to acts committed on or after such effective date, provided that the amendments to section 215-a of the labor law, made by section one of this act, shall survive the expiration and reversion of such section as provided in subdivision (p) of section 406 of chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
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