New York bill S04300 prohibits employers from firing or discriminating against employees who respond to emergencies as volunteer firefighters or.

New York bill S04300 amends the labor law to add a new section 207-b, which makes it unlawful for employers to terminate or discriminate against employees who respond to emergencies as volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers. The bill defines "responding to an emergency" to include necessary travel to and from the emergency, working at the emergency, and travel incidental to such work. The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

New York bill S04300 prohibits employers from firing or discriminating against employees who respond to emergencies as volunteer firefighters or.

New York bill S04300 amends the labor law to add a new section 207-b, which makes it unlawful for employers to terminate or discriminate against employees who respond to emergencies as volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers. The bill defines "responding to an emergency" to include necessary travel to and from the emergency, working at the emergency, and travel incidental to such work. The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.