S1997 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.
- Title
- Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2024-04-18
- In committee
- Labor
- Introduced
- 2023-01-18
- Active version
- S1997A
- Same as
- A5642
- Law section
- Labor Law
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Jessica Ramos State Senator, District 13
- Kristen Gonzalez State Senator, District 59
- Robert Jackson State Senator, District 31
Heard in committee
- Labor NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A5642 (2023-24 session) NY State bill