A4278 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Labor
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Active version
- A4278B
- Same as
- S9821
- Law section
- Labor Law
Sponsors
- Jo Anne Simon Assembly Member, District 52
Co-sponsors
- Al Taylor Assembly Member, District 71
Heard in committee
- Labor NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S9821 (2025-26 session) NY State bill