Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for confronting an individual to prevent a theft or the unlawful taking of goods, wares, or merchandise; does not prohibit employers from training or re-training employees on policies against confrontation of theft.
Provides that where safety equipment or devices have been made available, and an employee has failed to follow safety instruction or safe work practices in accordance with training provided, or failed to utilize provided safety equipment or devices, or engaged in a criminal act or was impaired by the use of drugs or alcohol, and such failure, act or impairment is a proximate cause of an injury to such person, the conduct attributable to such person shall not bar recovery, but the amount of damages otherwise recoverable shall be determined in accordance with contributory negligence provisions.
Requires the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to contract with a certified independent public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority to examine redundancies, inefficiencies, and the authority's governance system.
Creates the New York state commission on government efficiency to examine state spending, identify unnecessary and wasteful spending and create a report of recommendations of spending items that can be eliminated by New York state.
Includes sporting events within the definition of places of public entertainment and amusement for purposes of wrongful refusal of admission to and ejection from places of public entertainment and amusement.
Allows retired state police officers to serve as police officers for local police departments without diminution of retirement benefits; empowers the superintendent of state police to approve such service.
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.