New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A2107: Relates to granting employees access to personnel records
Status: In committee, May 7, 2026
Grants employees access to personnel records; requires notice of negative information in such records and an opportunity for a review; permits employee to include certain information in personnel records.
What the bill says
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to employee access to personnel records.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to employee access to personnel records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 210-b to read as follows: § 210-B. ACCESS TO PERSONNEL RECORDS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHERWISE, HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON CURRENTLY EMPLOYED OR FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY AN EMPLOYER. (B) "EMPLOYER" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LABOR ORGANIZATION, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OR ANY OTHER LEGAL BUSINESS, INCLUDING ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR PUBLIC EMPLOYER AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, AND ANY COMMERCIAL ENTITY, INCLUDING AGENTS OF SUCH EMPLOYER. (C) "PERSONNEL RECORD" MEANS A RECORD KEPT BY AN EMPLOYER THAT IDENTIFIES AN EMPLOYEE, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE RECORD IS USED OR HAS BEEN USED, OR MAY AFFECT OR BE USED RELATIVE TO THAT EMPLOYEE'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT, PROMOTION, TRANSFER, ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. A PERSONNEL RECORD SHALL INCLUDE A RECORD IN THE POSSESSION OF A PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ASSOCIATION THAT HAS A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE EMPLOYER TO KEEP OR SUPPLY A PERSONNEL RECORD AS PROVIDED IN …
Sponsors
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81)
- Zohran Mamdani (D, 36)
- George Alvarez (D, 78)
- Chantel Jackson (D, 79)
- Deborah Glick (D, 66)
- Karen McMahon (D, 146)
- Harvey Epstein (D, 74)
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Hermelyn, Rodneyse Bichotte (I, 42)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S3460
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.447
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : REFERRED TO LABOR
- : REFERRED TO LABOR
Votes
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable (May 5, 2026): 13 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Assembly Labor Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (March 31, 2026): 18 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor Law
Common questions
- What is A2107?
- A2107 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to granting employees access to personnel records.
- What does A2107 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to employee access to personnel records.
- What is the status of A2107?
- In committee as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S3460 (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored A2107?
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A2107?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2107
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