S 9821

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 7, 2026.

Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-9821

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Labor

Senate in_committee 2026-04-07

Labor / Employment

Summary

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.

Sponsor

Julia Salazar

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-04-07	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-07	Status	in_committee
2026-04-07	Latest Action	In Senate Committee

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