S1514: Relates to issuing stop-work orders for misclassification of employees

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A6664, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Labor Law.

Committee

Labor · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Labor · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Empowers the commissioner of labor to issue stop work orders against employers for misclassification of employees as independent contractors or for providing false, incomplete, or misleading information to an insurance company on the number of employees of such an employer.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 30, 2026Result: passed
(54) (2) (0) (7)
Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(11) (1) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 4, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesMar 4, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborMar 3, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Anthony H. Palumbo, Christopher Ryan and 15 more on Agora

Democratic10
Republican7

Show all 17 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Pete Harckham says this is needed

Both independent contractors and traditional employees play important, yet different, roles in the workplace and our economy as a whole. As a result of their differences, employees classified as independent contractors are not required by law to be paid the minimum wage or over- time pay. According to the United States Department of Labor (DOL), the purposeful misclassification of employees as independent contractors is one of the most serious issues impacting employees, as misclassified employees are prevented from accessing basic workplace protections, such as the right to minimum wage. This legislation will allow for the New York State Department of Labor to issue a stop work order to an employer found to have knowingly misclassified employees as independent contractors or provided false, incomplete, or misleading information to an insurance company on the number of employees. This will ensure employees are able to access the protections entitled to them by law.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Mar 30, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 30, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 30, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Feb 3, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 29, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jan 28, 2026
1ST Report CAL.192
1ST REPORT CAL.192
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate
Mar 7, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
Mar 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.444
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.444
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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