New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York S 448
Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal
Cosponsors (32)
- April Baskin (Democratic)
- Jabari Brisport (Democratic/Working Families)
- Samra Brouk (Democratic/Working Families)
- Cordell Cleare (Democratic)
- Leroy Comrie (Democratic)
- Jeremy Cooney (Democratic/Working Families)
- Patricia Fahy (Democratic)
- Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic)
- Michael Gianaris
- Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families)
- Andrew Gounardes (Democratic)
- Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families)
- Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families)
- Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families)
- Brian Kavanagh (Democratic)
- Liz Krueger (Democratic/Working Families)
- John Liu (Democratic)
- Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families)
- Shelley Mayer (Democratic/Working Families)
- Zellnor Myrie (Democratic)
- Kevin S. Parker (Democratic/Working Families)
- Jessica Ramos (Democratic/Working Families)
- Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families)
- Christopher Ryan (Democratic)
- Sean Ryan
- Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families)
- James Sanders Jr. (Democratic)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic)
- José M. Serrano (Democratic/Working Families)
- James Skoufis (Democratic)
- Lea Webb (Democratic/Working Families)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 24, 2025 · Senate
PRINT NUMBER 448C - Dec 24, 2025 · Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR - Nov 26, 2025 · Senate
PRINT NUMBER 448B - Nov 26, 2025 · Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
PRINT NUMBER 448A - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR - Jan 8, 2025 · Senate
REFERRED TO LABOR