S9821 (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 Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-04-07
- In committee
- Labor
- Introduced
- 2026-04-07
- Same as
- A4278
- Law section
- Labor Law
Sponsors
- Julia Salazar State Senator, District 18
Co-sponsors
- Andrew Gounardes State Senator, District 26
Heard in committee
- Labor NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A4278 (2025-26 session) NY State bill