What's happening
This bill amends labor law to specify that denying a promotion solely for not meeting a ticket quota is considered employee penalization.
Why it matters
Clarifies and strengthens employee protections. by explicitly defining denial of promotion solely for not meeting a ticket quota as a form of penalization, making it easier for employees to claim unfair treatment under the law.
Applies specifically to jobs with ticket quotas. (such as law enforcement or transit roles), directly addressing concerns about pressure to issue tickets primarily for meeting quotas rather than public safety or merit.
Could deter employers from using ticket quotas as a promotional benchmark,. encouraging more holistic and fair performance evaluations and reducing the risk of employees feeling compelled to issue unnecessary tickets for career advancement.
May provide grounds for legal or administrative action. if an employee can show a promotion was denied solely due to not meeting a quota, potentially leading to remedies like promotions granted or penalties for employers.
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Ban Ticket Quota Promotions
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- Referred to labor
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4021
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to discrimination against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 215-a of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. For the purpose of this section an employer or his or her duly authorized agent who denies a promotion to an employee solely because such employee has failed to meet an established quota shall be deemed to have penalized such employee as to his or her employment.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the amendment 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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08662-01-7
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