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Comments - RTFB: The RAISE Act - by Zvi Mowshowitz

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The RAISE Act has overwhelmingly passed the New York Assembly (95-0 among Democrats and 24-22 among Republicans) and New York Senate (37-1 among Democrats, 21-0 among Republicans).

Hi OAISIS! Bill sponsor here. We did not give that up lightly. However, I think there were two things that contributed to cutting that: 1. We think that if we pass the rest of the bill, then most (if not all) of the conduct that was covered in the whistleblower section is already covered in the New York Labor Law. Article 740 says employees cannot be retaliated against if an employee: "(a) discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or to a public body an activity, policy or practice of the employer that the employee reasonably believes is in violation of law, rule or regulation…

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