Bill > A07299

This bill amends the New York labor law to protect employees, specifically police officers, from being denied promotions based solely on their failure to meet a ticket quota. The legislation adds a new provision to existing labor law that makes it unlawful for an employer or their authorized agent to penalize an employee's employment status by denying a promotion simply because the employee did not meet an established quota. This means that if a police department has an informal or formal requirement for officers to issue a certain number of traffic tickets, an officer cannot be prevented from advancing in their career just because they did not meet that quota. The bill takes effect immediately and is designed to prevent discriminatory employment practices that might incentivize excessive ticketing. By protecting officers from promotion-related retaliation, the law aims to ensure that law enforcement activities are based on genuine public safety concerns rather than arbitrary numerical targets.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7299