---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifies that workers shall not be punished or subjected to discipline by employers for lawful absences"
description: "Clarifies that workers shall not be punished or subjected to discipline by employers for lawful absences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8092"
citation: "New York A 8092 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["REYES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-11"
last_action: "2022-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d587faba-bfbb-4ccd-ad24-8d8d36c3e96c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8092"
source_hash: "229612a3607805207d8dcaa7985525912fe981027f2434ab36887bc7e8bf9ebd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8092 (2021-2022) — Clarifies that workers shall not be punished or subjected to discipline by employers for lawful absences

Clarifies that workers shall not be punished or subjected to discipline by employers for lawful absences.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8092** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8092&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A8092A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A8092A)
3. **A8092B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A8092B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- REYES — primary (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-11** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** PRINT NUMBER 8092A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-06** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-06** PRINT NUMBER 8092B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-11** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** REPORTED
- **2022-05-23** RULES REPORT CAL.317
- **2022-05-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.317
- **2022-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-23** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1958A
- **2022-05-31** 3RD READING CAL.384
- **2022-05-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-31** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-11-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-21** SIGNED CHAP.604 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d587faba-bfbb-4ccd-ad24-8d8d36c3e96c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).