A 4278 — Enacts the Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act
Congress · introduced 2025-02-03
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors
- Jo Anne Simon (—, NY-52) — sponsor · 2025-02-03
- George Alvarez (—, NY-78) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Karines Reyes (—, NY-87) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Sarahana Shrestha (—, NY-103) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Ron Kim (—, NY-40) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (—, NY-81) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Emily Gallagher (—, NY-50) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Harvey Epstein (—, NY-74) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Linda Rosenthal (—, NY-67) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Al Taylor (—, NY-71) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Catalina Cruz (—, NY-39) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Alex Bores (—, NY-73) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Phara Souffrant Forrest (—, NY-57) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Robert C. Carroll (—, NY-44) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Brian Cunningham (—, NY-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Chris Burdick (—, NY-93) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Maritza Davila (—, NY-53) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jonathan Jacobson (—, NY-104) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Harry B. Bronson (—, NY-138) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Yudelka Tapia (—, NY-86) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Steven Raga (—, NY-30) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Anna Kelles (—, NY-125) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Nikki Lucas (—, NY-60) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Dana Levenberg (—, NY-95) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Christopher Eachus (—, NY-99) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Deborah Glick (—, NY-66) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- David Weprin (—, NY-24) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- William Colton (—, NY-47) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Demond Meeks (—, NY-137) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jen Lunsford (—, NY-135) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Philip Ramos (—, NY-6) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Angelo Santabarbara (—, NY-111) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Eddie Gibbs (—, NY-68) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- William Conrad (—, NY-140) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Amanda Septimo (—, NY-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jonathan Rivera (—, NY-149) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Nader Sayegh (—, NY-90) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (—, NY-42) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Patrick Burke (—, NY-142) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Phil Steck (—, NY-110) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Latrice Walker (—, NY-55) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Vivian Cook (—, NY-32) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Joe DeStefano (—, NY-3) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Charles Lavine (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Nily Rozic (—, NY-25) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Andrew Hevesi (—, NY-28) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (—, NY-34) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jenifer Rajkumar (—, NY-38) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Marcela Mitaynes (—, NY-51) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Stefani Zinerman (—, NY-56) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Grace Lee (—, NY-65) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Tony Simone (—, NY-75) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Amy Paulin (—, NY-88) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Steven Otis (—, NY-91) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- MaryJane Shimsky (—, NY-92) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Sarah Clark (—, NY-136) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Karen McMahon (—, NY-146) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Michaelle C. Solages (—, NY-22) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Claire Valdez (—, NY-37) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Albert A. Stirpe (—, NY-127) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Patrick J. Carroll (—, NY-96) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Jordan Wright (—, NY-70) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Rebecca Seawright (—, NY-76) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Michael Benedetto (—, NY-82) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Micah Lasher (—, NY-69) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Tommy Schiavoni (—, NY-1) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Manny De Los Santos (—, NY-72) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Khaleel Anderson (—, NY-31) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Larinda Hooks (—, NY-35) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Diana Moreno (—, NY-36) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
- Gabriella Romero (—, NY-109) — cosponsor · 2025-02-03
Action timeline
- · assembly — REFERRED TO LABOR
- · assembly — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
- · assembly — PRINT NUMBER 4278A
- · assembly — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
- · assembly — PRINT NUMBER 4278B
- · assembly — REFERRED TO LABOR
Text versions
- Introduced · 2025-02-03 — HTML · Text
- Amendment A · 2025-03-19 — HTML · Text
- Amendment B · 2025-12-31 — HTML · Text
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Inbound (71)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | Vivian Cook | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Tommy Schiavoni | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Linda Rosenthal | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Deborah Glick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Sarah Clark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Anna Kelles | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Sarahana Shrestha | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Angelo Santabarbara | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Amy Paulin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Phil Steck | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jo Anne Simon | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jordan Wright | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Dana Levenberg | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jonathan Jacobson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Ron Kim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Tony Simone | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Amanda Septimo | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Patrick J. Carroll | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Marcela Mitaynes | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Yudelka Tapia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Philip Ramos | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Steven Otis | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | David Weprin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Diana Moreno | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Charles Lavine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Christopher Eachus | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Eddie Gibbs | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | MaryJane Shimsky | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Alex Bores | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Phara Souffrant Forrest | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Chris Burdick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Grace Lee | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Albert A. Stirpe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Micah Lasher | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Joe DeStefano | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Gabriella Romero | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Manny De Los Santos | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jenifer Rajkumar | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Robert C. Carroll | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Harry B. Bronson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Brian Cunningham | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Khaleel Anderson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jonathan Rivera | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Emily Gallagher | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Nader Sayegh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Nikki Lucas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Larinda Hooks | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Karines Reyes | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Latrice Walker | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Maritza Davila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | William Conrad | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Karen McMahon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | George Alvarez | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Andrew Hevesi | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Catalina Cruz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Nily Rozic | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Demond Meeks | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | William Colton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Michaelle C. Solages | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Patrick Burke | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Rebecca Seawright | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Stefani Zinerman | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Jen Lunsford | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Claire Valdez | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Michael Benedetto | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Harvey Epstein | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Steven Raga | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-03 | Al Taylor | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Anne Simon (—, state_lower NY-52) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Al Taylor (—, state_lower NY-71) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Albert A. Stirpe (—, state_lower NY-127) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Alex Bores (—, state_lower NY-73) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Amanda Septimo (—, state_lower NY-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Amy Paulin (—, state_lower NY-88) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Andrew Hevesi (—, state_lower NY-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Angelo Santabarbara (—, state_lower NY-111) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Anna Kelles (—, state_lower NY-125) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Brian Cunningham (—, state_lower NY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Catalina Cruz (—, state_lower NY-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Charles Lavine (—, state_lower NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Chris Burdick (—, state_lower NY-93) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Christopher Eachus (—, state_lower NY-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Claire Valdez (—, state_lower NY-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Dana Levenberg (—, state_lower NY-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | David Weprin (—, state_lower NY-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Deborah Glick (—, state_lower NY-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Demond Meeks (—, state_lower NY-137) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Diana Moreno (—, state_lower NY-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Eddie Gibbs (—, state_lower NY-68) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Emily Gallagher (—, state_lower NY-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Gabriella Romero (—, state_lower NY-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | George Alvarez (—, state_lower NY-78) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Grace Lee (—, state_lower NY-65) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Tommy Schiavoni (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Jonathan Rivera (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Nader Sayegh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by William Conrad (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Phara Souffrant Forrest (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Ron Kim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Maritza Davila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Sarah Clark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Emily Gallagher (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Dana Levenberg (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Tony Simone (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Chris Burdick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Eddie Gibbs (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Manny De Los Santos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Patrick Burke (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Albert A. Stirpe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Christopher Eachus (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Micah Lasher (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Jordan Wright (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Joe DeStefano (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Michaelle C. Solages (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Philip Ramos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Al Taylor (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Khaleel Anderson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Nikki Lucas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Larinda Hooks (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Stefani Zinerman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Jonathan Jacobson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Grace Lee (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Sarahana Shrestha (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Angelo Santabarbara (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Gabriella Romero (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Andrew Hevesi (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by George Alvarez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Marcela Mitaynes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by MaryJane Shimsky (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Steven Otis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Brian Cunningham (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Charles Lavine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Jeffrey Dinowitz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Amanda Septimo (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Harry B. Bronson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Linda Rosenthal (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Demond Meeks (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Vivian Cook (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Amy Paulin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by David Weprin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-03 · cosponsored by Alex Bores (cosponsor) · sponsorship