What's happening
This bill expands the definition of "employer" in workplace violence prevention law to include certain not-for-profit organizations primarily funded by government sources.
Why it matters
Expanding the definition of “employer” means more organizations—specifically, not-for-profits mostly funded by government money—will now have to comply with workplace violence prevention laws. This could lead to safer environments for workers in these organizations.
Employees at qualifying not-for-profit organizations will gain new protections and rights related to workplace violence prevention. This can be especially significant for workers in fields like social services, health care, or community outreach, where tensions and risks can sometimes be high.
Not-for-profits that rely heavily on government funding may face new administrative and compliance responsibilities. This may require them to develop, implement, and maintain violence prevention programs, potentially increasing operational costs or necessitating changes in workplace policies.
The change addresses a gap in existing law by recognizing that government-funded not-for-profits, while technically private, often perform public functions and face similar risks to public sector workers. This move could reduce disparities in worker safety standards across similar workplaces.
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Expand Workplace Violence Protections
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16 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Require Nonprofit Workplace Violence Prevention
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2242
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, COOK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, PERRY, ROZIC, SIMON, PICHARDO, D'URSO, ARROYO, ORTIZ, BARRON, L. ROSENTHAL, RIVERA, BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, EPSTEIN -read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the definition of employer and the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 27-b of the labor law, as amended by chapter 504 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
a. "Employer" means: (1) the state; (2) a political subdivision of the state, provided, however that this subdivision shall not mean any employer as defined in section twenty-eight hundred one-a of the education law; (3) a public authority, a public benefit corporation, or any other governmental agency or instrumentality thereof; [and] (4) an authorized agency as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision ten of section three hundred seventy-one of the social services law that accepts children adjudicated delinquent under article three of the family court act; and (5) a not-for-profit corporation, as defined in paragraph (a) of section one hundred two of the not-for-profit corporation law, who received at least fifty percent of their budget through government sources.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00274-01-9
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