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The Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses law, Section 167 of the Labor Law, went into effect on July 1, 2009. Section 167 prohibits health care employers from mandating overtime for nurses, and stipulates the conditions under which exceptions to this rule may be made. The New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) is responsible for enforcement of this law. For a copy of the law click here. Emergency regulations have been issued, which stipulate the conditions under which health care facilities may require certain hourly employees to work overtime. Click here to view the emergency regulations. You will find frequently asked questions about the new law and regulations here. If you are a nurse who believes that you were mandated to work in violation of the law, you may file a complaint with the NYS DOL by downloading a complaint form and faxing or mailing it to NYS DOL. This link is for a fillable PDF version of the complaint form. Please download and mail or fax the completed complaint form to NYSDOL. Click here to print out a copy of the complaint form to manually fill out at a later time. |
| The Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses law, Section 167 of the Labor Law, went into effect on July 1, 2009. Section 167 prohibits health care employers from mandating overtime for nurses, and stipulates the conditions under which exceptions to this rule may be made. The New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) is responsible for enforcement of this law. For a copy of the law click here. Emergency regulations have been issued, which stipulate the conditions under which health care facilities may require certain hourly employees to work overtime. Click here to view the emergency regulations. You will find frequently asked questions about the new law and regulations here. If you are a nurse who believes that you were mandated to work in violation of the law, you may file a complaint with the NYS DOL by downloading a complaint form and faxing or mailing it to NYS DOL. This link is for a fillable PDF version of the complaint form. Please download and mail or fax the completed complaint form to NYSDOL. Click here to print out a copy of the complaint form to manually fill out at a later time. |