New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.
Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |