Legislative record

S 5559STATE · New YorkIn Committee

Relates to remedies for unlawful discharge or discrimination for the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty

Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.

Voted 3/20/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

56 yea·22 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/20/2025PASSED SENATE
  2. 3/20/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. 3/20/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. 3/13/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 3/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 3/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.543
  7. 2/25/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY