What's happening
This bill creates an Office of Older Adult Workforce Development to support job opportunities and address workplace issues for older adults in New York.
Why it matters
Establishes dedicated leadership. By creating a coordinator role specifically focused on older adult workforce issues, the bill ensures ongoing attention to the unique employment challenges faced by older New Yorkers.
Promotes collaboration across agencies. The coordinator is tasked with fostering cooperation between state agencies and the Department of Labor, potentially leading to more unified and effective workforce policies for older adults.
Improves access to resources and support. The requirement for a centralized website aims to make job placement, career development, and anti-discrimination resources more accessible, empowering older adults to navigate the job market and workplace challenges.
Addresses age discrimination proactively. By reviewing complaints, developing guidelines, and conducting outreach, the office will not only respond to individual cases but also identify and address broader patterns of age discrimination in the workforce.
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Support Older Workers’ Employment
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 127
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History
- Print number 9815a
- Amend and recommit to aging
- Referred to aging
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Support Older Workers' Jobs
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Rachel May
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9815--A
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating the office of older adult workforce development within the office for the aging
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 225 to read as follows:
§ 225. Office of older adult workforce development. 1. The office shall establish an office of older adult workforce development. Such office of older adult workforce development shall be headed by a coordinator who shall be appointed by the director. The coordinator shall work in consultation with the department of labor in the course of their duties.
2. The coordinator of the office of older adult workforce development shall have the following duties:
(a) advise and assist the state in planning and implementing for coordination and cooperation among agencies involved in workforce development to address the needs of older adults regarding the workplace;
(b) create a centralized website with resources for job placement, career building and development, and job support for older adults;
(c) provide information on how to report age discrimination in the workplace, including potential state remedies for such discrimination;
(d) review information upon request of state agencies regarding complaints concerning age discrimination in the workplace and develop recommendations, guidelines, and protocols to address recurring problems or trends, in consultation with industry representatives, advocates, and state agencies;
(e) provide outreach and education on the services provided by the office of older adult workforce development; and
(f) perform other duties as the director may assign to the coordinator.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15231-03-0
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