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type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits public employers from retaliating against employees for absences related to COVID-19"
description: "Prohibits public employers from taking retaliatory adverse personnel actions against employees who use sick leave or compensatory time to quarantine, seek medical treatment, or for other absences related to COVID-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4201"
citation: "New York S 4201 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAVINO"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e2fcb4b-4813-4acb-96f7-c11fad0d2711"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4201"
source_hash: "0028d7b953544e9902b568450434958189b3630055d8467ccd96bbe93a5af5a1"
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 S 4201 (2021-2022) — Prohibits public employers from retaliating against employees for absences related to COVID-19
Prohibits public employers from taking retaliatory adverse personnel actions against employees who use sick leave or compensatory time to quarantine, seek medical treatment, or for other absences related to COVID-19.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **S4201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4201&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4201A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4201A)
## Votes
- Assembly Vote — **149–1** (pass) · lower
- Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAVINO — primary (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- HINCHEY — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-02** REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** PRINT NUMBER 4201A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-08** 1ST REPORT CAL.510
- **2021-03-09** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-25** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-25** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4063A
- **2021-04-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.217
- **2021-04-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-04-26** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-01** SIGNED CHAP.214 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e2fcb4b-4813-4acb-96f7-c11fad0d2711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).