Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report improper business activities; applicable to employees who in good faith reasonably believe that an improper business activity has or will occur, based on information that the employees reasonably believe to be true; provides remedies and relief.
Prohibits agreements to pay or provide benefits or wage supplements from including a provision specifying that an employee with accrued, unused vacation pay will not be compensated for such vacation pay upon termination; provides for a minimum of two weeks of wages upon termination to employees who receive granted time.
Prohibits the addition or change to certain wage orders which would have the effect of requiring an employer to pay an employee for time not actually worked.
Requires such apprenticeship program is specific to the type and scope of work which is being performed and have a graduation rate of at least thirty percent as determined by the department of labor; makes technical corrections.
Provides certain exemptions for individuals having entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement; includes exemptions under the labor law from minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements and under article 6 of the labor law including but not limited to, recordkeeping requirements, wage statement requirements, and weekly pay requirements for "manual workers".
Directs the department of financial services to conduct a comprehensive study on how the department of financial services may create a compensation system commensurate with the compensation systems of similar federal financial regulators and to issue a report of its findings.
Allows parents and legal guardians to work from home; allows flexible working arrangements during a public health emergency or state or local disaster emergency which closes schools or day care centers; defines terms; creates a rebuttable presumption that an employee can work remotely if such employee has done so for two consecutive pay periods or two weeks; creates a civil penalty for violations.
Provides that an employer may not take retaliatory action against a person who protests against or discloses any bribery or attempted bribery of a public official.
Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act", which prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to such employee's severance from employment.
Requires delivery safety training for those who make deliveries for online ordering and delivery platforms within a city with a population of one million or more before such persons can make a delivery.