Takeaways

• Beginning 11.08.26, New York employees and former employees will have broad rights to access their personnel records and employers will be obligated to notify employees when negative information is added to their files.
• Effective 12.08.26, construction industry employers will have show-up and scheduling pay compliance requirements.
• Several additional employment-related bills passed during the 2025–2026 legislative session await the governor’s signature, many of which would take effect immediately upon signing.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed two bills creating new compliance obligations for employers. Beginning Nov. 8, 2026, S3460 gives current and former employees broad rights to access their personnel records and be notified when negative information is added. Beginning Dec. 8, 2026, A6950 requires pay for construction workers who report to a job or have shifts cancelled on short notice.

S3460: Employee Personnel Records Access

S3460 adds Section 210-b to the New York Labor Law (NYLL), applies to all New York employers, and covers both current and former employees. Following are the new law’s key employer obligations:

• Broad definition of “personnel record.” The law expansively defines “personnel record” as “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...

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