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The Scaffold Law is a New York State law that holds employers and property owners fully liable when an employee becomes injured due to a gravity-related fall while working at high elevations without proper safety equipment. The law was enacted in 19th century and is contained in New York State Labor Law § 240/241.
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL or NYSDOL) is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law and administers unemployment benefits. [1] [2] The mission of the New York State Department of Labor is to protect workers, assist the unemployed and connect job seekers to jobs, according to its website. [1]
New York uses a system called "continuous codification" whereby each session law clearly identifies the law and section of the Consolidated Laws affected by its passage. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Unlike civil law codes , the Consolidated Laws are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary ...
In 2019-2020, New York Assembly Bill A7649 was proposed to amend the state's right to sit law to cover all workers regardless of sex. [129] [130] In 2022, New York State Senators Rachel May and Alessandra Biaggi proposed the "Standing is Tiring (SIT) Act" that would require suitable seating for all workers regardless of sex. The bill is in the ...
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of planned closings and mass layoffs of employees. [1]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... The NYCRR is officially compiled by the New York State Department of State's Division of ... Labor: 5 volumes 13: Law: 1 volume 14 ...
New York: 1992 [LABOR] LAW § 201-d Not specific to tobacco use, covers all lawful activities North Carolina: 1991 N.C. GEN. STAT. § 95-28.2 Not specific to tobacco use, covers all lawful activities North Dakota: 1993 N.D. CENT. CODE §§ 14-02.4-01 et seq. Oklahoma: 1991 OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 40, § 500 Oregon: 1989 OR. REV. STAT. §§ 659A ...
The Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA) is a local New York City law passed by the New York City Council in 2016 that protects the labor rights of freelance workers. The bill passed unanimously, after lobbying by the Freelancers Union. [1] The law was officially enacted on May 15, 2017. [2]