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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7781: Relates to providing reforms to the New York state worker adjustment and retraining notification act; repealer

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7781 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to providing reforms to the New York state worker adjustment and retraining notification act; repealer. Primary sponsor: Harry Bronson (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 7781A.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harry BronsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 7781A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
  3. REFERRED TO LABOR
  4. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source