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This bill requires the New York Department of Labor to study and report on the impact of job automation on the state’s workforce.
Why it matters
Identifies which jobs and industries are at greatest risk. The required study will specifically analyze which occupations and sectors in New York are most likely to lose jobs due to automation, helping policymakers and workers anticipate where disruption will be most severe.
Assesses regional and demographic impacts. The report must address how automation’s effects may differ across various regions of the state and among different demographic groups (such as by age, race, sex, and income), highlighting possible inequalities and areas needing targeted support.
Considers retraining strategies for affected workers. By requiring the study to explore strategies for retraining and workforce participation, the legislation aims to inform future programs that could help workers transition into new roles as technology changes the job market.
Promotes coordination and data sharing among state agencies. The Department of Labor is empowered to collaborate with other state agencies and access their data, improving the accuracy and breadth of the analysis and fostering a more unified state response to automation challenges.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
863
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT requiring the department of labor to conduct a study on the impact of job automation on the workforce in New York state and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of labor shall conduct a comprehensive study analyzing the impact of job automation on the workforce in New York state and publish a report on such findings.
§ 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) the current trends of emerging technologies in New York state, and the types of emerging technologies that may lead to job automation;
(b) the particular occupations and industries to be affected, and the estimated number of jobs that may be lost within such occupations and industries;
(c) the economic impact of job automation on different regions of the state and the state as a whole;
(d) the effect of job automation on various demographic groups within the state, including, but not limited to, age, race, sex, and income;
(e) strategies to re-train affected employees for participation in the workforce; and
(f) any additional information the commissioner of labor deems pertinent for the purposes of this act.
§ 3. For the purposes of this act, the commissioner of labor may conduct such study in conjunction with any other department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, or public authority of the state deemed necessary. To the maximum extent feasible, such commissioner shall be authorized to request, receive, and utilize such resources and
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data of any other department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, or public authority of the state as such commissioner may reasonably request to properly carry out such commissioner's powers and duties pursuant to this act.
§ 4. The commissioner of labor shall publish such report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate committee on labor and the chair of the assembly committee on labor no later than December 31, 2026.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2027.
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