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A444 • 2025

Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees

Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees

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Sponsor
Phil Steck
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees

Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to employees who work outside of the state of New York, if their employer maintains a physical address within New York state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to employees who work outside of the state of New York, if their employer maintains a physical address within New York state.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  2. 2026-05-05 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

  3. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

  4. 2025-01-08 Assembly

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to out-of-state employees
Relates to the application of New York state's human rights law to employees who work outside of the state of New York, if their employer maintains a physical address within New York state.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                           444

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  protecting  remote
          workers  who  reside  out-of-state under New York state's human rights
          law

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 298-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  298-B.  APPLICATION  OF  ARTICLE  TO  OUT-OF-STATE  EMPLOYEES.  THE
     4  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  APPLY  AS  HEREINAFTER PROVIDED TO
     5  EMPLOYERS THAT MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL ADDRESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK  AND
     6  TO  EMPLOYEES,  REGARDLESS  OF THE LOCATION WHERE SUCH EMPLOYEES PERFORM
     7  WORK.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00415-01-5