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Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act"

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) RETURNED TO SENATE

Summary

This bill establishes the "no severance ultimatums act" to regulate employer conduct in severance negotiations. The legislation prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees regarding severance agreements. The bill restricts employers' ability to pressure or threaten employees in severance-related matters. The legislation protects employees from coercive practices in severance agreement negotiations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act", which prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to severance agreements.

Sponsor (1)
2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (26)
  1. Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO LABOR · upper
  2. Mar 3, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  3. Mar 4, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.442 · upper
  4. Mar 4, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  5. Mar 4, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  6. Mar 5, 2025 REFERRED TO LABOR · lower
  7. Jun 9, 2025 RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. Jun 9, 2025 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  9. Jun 9, 2025 VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING · upper
  10. Jun 9, 2025 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 372A · upper
  11. Jun 12, 2025 REPASSED SENATE · upper
  12. Jun 12, 2025 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  13. Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
  14. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  15. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  16. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO LABOR · upper
  17. Jan 28, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.190 · upper
  18. Jan 29, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  19. Feb 3, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  20. Feb 11, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  21. Feb 11, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  22. Feb 11, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
  23. Feb 26, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A6480A · lower
  24. Feb 26, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.160 · lower
  25. Jun 1, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
  26. Jun 1, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower

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