New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S3460: Relates to granting employees access to personnel records
Status: Signed into law, September 9, 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 27, 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
- Andrew Gounardes (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Addabbo (D, 15)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Zellnor Myrie (D, 20)
- Jessica Ramos (D, 13)
- Gustavo Rivera (D, 33)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
- Lea Webb (D, 52)
Latest actions
- : APPROVAL MEMO.3
- : SIGNED CHAP.293
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.447
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A2107
- : REFERRED TO CODES
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (April 22, 2026): 38 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Senate Labor Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (March 25, 2026): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate Labor Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (January 28, 2026): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 11, 2025): 38 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Senate Labor Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 14, 2025): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Labor Law
Common questions
- What is S3460?
- S3460 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to granting employees access to personnel records.
- What does S3460 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 S3460?
- Signed into law as of September 9, 2026. Latest action: APPROVAL MEMO.3 (September 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3460?
- Andrew Gounardes (D, 26), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3460?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3460
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