Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S1804
Timestamp: 2019-10-17 07:41:02
Document Index: 109762057

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art 21', '§770', '§ 2', '§ 770', '§ 771', '§  772', '§ 773', '§  774', '§  775', '§ 775']

NY State Senate Bill S1804A
senate Bill S1804A
Relates to enacting the "save New York call center jobs act of 2018"
Get Status Alerts for S1804A
Jan 10, 2018 print number 1804a
Jan 10, 2018 amend (t) and recommit to labor
Jan 11, 2017 referred to labor
S1804 - Details
Add Art 21 §§770 - 775, Lab L
2011-2012: S6918
2013-2014: S542, A8514
2015-2016: S757, A3688
2019-2020: S1826
S1804 - Summary
Relates to enacting the "save New York call center jobs act"; requires prior notice of relocation of call center jobs from New York to a foreign country; directs the commissioner of labor to maintain a list of employers who move call center jobs; prohibits loans or grants.
S1804 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:  S1804
enacting the "save New York call center jobs act of 2017"
The purpose of this bill is to penalize companies that relocate call
center jobs overseas by restricting their access to state contracts
The bill amends the labor law by adding Article 21. Under Section 771,
a call center employer that intends to relocate a call center, or one
or more facilities or operating units within a call center
compromising at least thirty percent of the call centers, or operating
unit's total volume when measured against the previous twelve month
average call volume of operations or substantially similar operations,
from New York State to a foreign country shall notify the commissioner
at least one hundred days before such relocation.
A call center employer that violates subdivision one of this section
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars
for each day of such violation, except that the commissioner may
Over the past five years, the United States has lost at least 500,000
call center jobs as businesses have opted to relocate offshore. In
addition to limiting employment opportunities for struggling families,
the use of foreign call centers present a number of security concerns
with respect to protecting New Yorkers personal confidential
In an effort to combat unemployment in New York State, this bill holds
companies that out--ounce jobs accountable. This legislation directs
the commissioner to compile a semi-annual list of all call center
employers in NYS that relocate jobs overseas and publicly discloses
this information to all state agencies. Additionally, call center
employers that appear on the list will be ineligible for state grants,
guaranteed loans and tax benefits.
This measure gives companies throughout the state an incentive to
support New York's workforce, as opposed to negligently shipping jobs
abroad. In light of the current economic climate, it is fiscally
irresponsible to continue to reward with taxpayer dollars and state
subsidies, businesses that relocate jobs.
2012: S.6918 Referred to Labor/A.9809 Passed Assembly
2013-14: S.542A Referred to Labor
2015-16: S.757-A Referred to Labor, Amended, Reported and Committed to
Finance/A3688-A Referred to Labor and Amended
S1804 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, ADDABBO, AVELLA, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read
AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to enacting the "save New
York call center jobs act of 2017"
the "save New York call center jobs act of 2017".
§ 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 21  to  read  as
SAVE NEW YORK CALL CENTER JOBS ACT
§ 770. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE OR OTHER SERVICE.
2.  (A)  THE  TERM  "EMPLOYER"  MEANS ANY BUSINESS ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS
FIFTY OR MORE EMPLOYEES, EXCLUDING PART-TIME EMPLOYEES; OR FIFTY OR MORE
EMPLOYEES THAT IN THE AGGREGATE WORK AT LEAST FIFTEEN HUNDRED HOURS  PER
WEEK,  EXCLUDING  OVERTIME  HOURS,  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF STAFFING A CALL
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§ 771. LIST OF RELOCATED CALL CENTERS.  1. A CALL CENTER EMPLOYER THAT
ING UNITS WITHIN A CALL CENTER COMPRISING AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT OF THE
CALL CENTER'S, OR OPERATING UNIT'S, TOTAL VOLUME WHEN  MEASURED  AGAINST
THE  PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTH AVERAGE CALL VOLUME OF OPERATIONS OR SUBSTAN-
TIALLY SIMILAR OPERATIONS, FROM NEW YORK  STATE  TO  A  FOREIGN  COUNTRY
SHALL  NOTIFY  THE  COMMISSIONER  AT  LEAST ONE HUNDRED DAYS BEFORE SUCH
2. A CALL CENTER  EMPLOYER  THAT  VIOLATES  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TEN THOUSAND
EMPLOYERS THAT RELOCATE A CALL CENTER, OR  ONE  OR  MORE  FACILITIES  OR
OPERATING  UNITS WITHIN A CALL CENTER COMPRISING AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT
OF THE CALL CENTER'S TOTAL VOLUME OF OPERATIONS, FROM NEW YORK STATE  TO
TO ALL AGENCIES IN THE STATE.
§  772.  GRANTS,  GUARANTEED  LOANS  AND  TAX  BENEFITS.  1. EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION  AND  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, A CALL CENTER EMPLOYER THAT APPEARS ON THE LIST
DESCRIBED IN SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL  BE
INELIGIBLE  FOR  ANY  DIRECT  OR INDIRECT STATE GRANTS, STATE GUARANTEED
2. EXCEPT AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A CALL CENTER EMPLOYER THAT
APPEARS ON THE LIST DESCRIBED IN SECTION SEVEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-ONE  OF
THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL REMIT THE UNAMORTIZED VALUE OF ANY GRANT OR GUARAN-
TEED LOANS, OR ANY TAX BENEFITS OR OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  SUPPORT  IT  HAS
PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION  SHALL  APPLY  TO GRANTS, LOANS, TAX BENEFITS AND FINANCIAL GOVERN-
MENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT IS RECEIVED ON OR AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
(B) RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL JOB LOSS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; OR
§ 773. PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. THE HEAD  OF  EACH  STATE  AGENCY  SHALL
ENSURE  THAT ALL STATE-BUSINESS-RELATED CALL CENTER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. STATE CONTRACTORS  WHO  CURRENTLY
PERFORM  SUCH  WORK  OUTSIDE  THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE TWO YEARS
FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  TO  COMPLY  WITH  THIS
SECTION;  PROVIDED,  THAT  IF  ANY  SUCH  CONTRACTORS WHICH PERFORM WORK
OUTSIDE THIS STATE ADDS CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WHO WILL PERFORM WORK
ON SUCH CONTRACTS, THOSE NEW EMPLOYEES  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY  BE  EMPLOYED
§  774. STATE BENEFITS FOR WORKERS. NO PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
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§  775.  NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. NOTHING SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE
SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS CREATING, ESTABLISHING, OR AUTHORIZING  A  PRIVATE
CAUSE  OF  ACTION  BY  AN  AGGRIEVED  PERSON AGAINST AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS
S1804A (ACTIVE) - Details
S1804A (ACTIVE) - Summary
S1804A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1804A
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "save New
York call center jobs act of 2018"
center jobs overseas by restricting their access to state contracts and
The bill amends the labor law by adding Article 21. Under Section 771, a
call center employer that intends to relocate a call center, or one or
more facilities or operating units within a call center compromising at
least thirty percent of the call centers, or operating unit's total
volume when measured against the previous twelve month average call
volume of operations or substantially similar operations, from New York
State to a foreign country shall notify the commissioner at least one
hundred days before such relocation.
for each day of such violation, except that the commissioner may reduce
such amount for just cause shown.
call center jobs as businesses have opted to relocate offshore. In addi-
tion to limiting employment opportunities for struggling families, the
use of foreign call centers present a number of security concerns with
respect to protecting New Yorkers personal confidential information.
companies that out--ounce jobs accountable. This legislation directs the
commissioner to compile a semi-annual list of all call center employers
in NYS that relocate jobs overseas and publicly discloses this informa-
tion to all state agencies. Additionally, call center employers that
appear on the list will be ineligible for state grants, guaranteed loans
abroad. In light of the current economic climate, it is fiscally irre-
sponsible to continue to reward with taxpayer dollars and state subsi-
dies, businesses that relocate jobs.
S1804A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
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the "save New York call center jobs act of 2018".
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§ 775. NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. NOTHING SET FORTH IN  THIS  ARTICLE