Bill

A 618

Relates to the commissioner's duty to ensure employers inform employees about certain provisions in employment contracts

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Noah Burroughs and 7 co-sponsors

Requires the NY commissioner to ensure employers disclose certain contract provisions to employees, boosting contract transparency and worker awareness.

REFERRED TO LABOR

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Bill Summary · A 618

Summary of Assembly Bill A 618 (New York)

Overview

A 618 would place a duty on the state’s commissioner to ensure that employers inform employees about certain provisions in employment contracts. The bill is currently in the Labor committee stage, having been introduced on January 8, 2025.

Purpose and Intent

To improve transparency around employment contracts by ensuring employees receive information about specific contract provisions.
The bill assigns a supervisory responsibility to the commissioner to verify or enforce that employers communicate these provisions to workers.

Key Provisions (as described)

The core requirement is that the commissioner has a duty to ensure employers inform employees about certain provisions contained in employment contracts.
The term “certain provisions” is referenced in the bill, but the exact provisions and the scope (e.g., timing, manner of disclosure, whether notices apply to all employees or specific categories) are not detailed in the information provided here. Full text would clarify definitions, notice requirements, and any compliance or enforcement mechanisms.

Who Would Be Affected

Employers: Potential new obligations to disclose specified contract provisions to employees, under the commissioner’s oversight.
Employees: Recipients of additional contract information intended to improve awareness of contract terms.
The Department/Commissioner: Responsible for enforcing or verifying compliance with the bill’s requirement.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

Status: Referred to the Assembly’s Labor Committee.
Introduced: January 8, 2025.
Legislative actions recorded: January 8, 2025 (referred to Labor) listed twice in the provided record, indicating initial committee referral.
Next steps (typical): If advanced, the bill would move through further committee consideration, potential amendments, floor votes in the Assembly, and, if passed, consideration by the Senate and eventual enactment.

Related Legislation

Prior-session related bills: A 11301 (prior session), A 6756 (prior session)
Senate counterparts/companion: S 496 (companion; listed twice)
Additional related Senate bills: S 2035, S 457, S 4361

Observations and Next Steps

The bill’s substantive details (which provisions must be disclosed, deadlines, penalties, or enforcement methods) are not included in the summary provided. For a complete understanding, the full text should be reviewed.
If you represent an employer or employee group, consider monitoring the bill’s progress in the Labor Committee and reviewing a forthcoming version for concrete obligations.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.