File #: Int 0467-2022    Version: * Name: NYC agencies polices regarding work-related communications during non-work hours.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee on Civil Service and Labor
On agenda: 6/2/2022
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York City agencies policies regarding work-related communications during non-work hours
Sponsors: Carmen N. De La Rosa, Shahana K. Hanif, Rita C. Joseph, Shaun Abreu, Julie Won, Shekar Krishnan, Kevin C. Riley, (by request of the Queens Borough President)
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: Employee use of work-related communications during non-work hours has become very common. This local law would require every City agency to generate a policy regarding the usage of City-owned mobile phones, City electronic mail and other forms of communication when employees are not at work. Such policies would then be submitted to the Mayor.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 467, 2. Int. No. 467, 3. June 2, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-2-22, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - June 2, 2022, 6. Committee Report 9/26/23, 7. Hearing Testimony 9/26/23, 8. Hearing Transcript 9/26/23
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9/26/2023*Carmen N. De La Rosa Committee on Civil Service and Labor Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/26/2023*Carmen N. De La Rosa Committee on Civil Service and Labor Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/2/2022*Carmen N. De La Rosa City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/2/2022*Carmen N. De La Rosa City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 467

 

By Council Members De La Rosa, Hanif, Joseph, Abreu, Won, Krishnan and Riley (by request of the Queens Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York City agencies policies regarding work-related communications during non-work hours

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 12 of the administrative code of the city of New York is hereby amended to add a new section 12-141 to read as follows:

§ 12-141. Work-related communications during non-work hours. a. Within 90 days of the enactment of this local law, each agency of the city of New York shall generate a policy regarding the off-hour work-related usage of electronic communications, including but not limited to, mobile phones and electronic mail. Such policy may contain:

(a) Guidelines for usage by such agency’s employees of city-owned mobile phones during non-work hours;

(b) guidelines for such agency’s employees accessing of city electronic mail accounts during non-work hours;

(c) guidelines for such agency’s employees usage of other forms of communication in connection with their employment during non-work hours;

(d) clear differentiation, if necessary, if any elements of the policy are different for managerial and non-managerial employees; and

(e) exceptions, if any, to such policy.

b. Within 120 days of the enactment of this local law, each agency shall transmit its policy regarding work-related communications during non-work hours to the mayor.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

 

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