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BILL NUMBER:A11066
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage and making technical corrections relating thereto
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:; The purpose of this bill is to raise the minimum wage.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends the definition of "employers" for purposes of the minimum wage to include State and municipal government employees, who had been excluded under prior law.
Section 2. Amends the definition of "employees' for purposes of the minimum wage to include State or municipal government or political subdivision thereof.
Section 3. Establishes a state minimum wage of $7.75 per hour on January 1, 2011; $8.00 per hour on January 1, 2012; $8.75 per hour on January 1, 2013; $9.25 on January 1, 2014; and beginning January 1, 2015 and every year thereafter the minimum wage would-be increased by. the rate of inflation using the consumer price index-all urban consumers (CPI-U) or a successor index as calculated by the United States Department of Labor.
Further increases the state minimum wage. for an employee who is a food service worker receiving tips from the current rate of $4.60 per hour to $4.95 by March 31, 2011; $5.10 by March 31, 2012; $5.60 by March 31, 2013; $5.75 by March 31,.2014; and beginning March 31, 2015 and every year thereafter the minimum wage would be increased by the rate of inflation using the CPI-U or a successor index as calculated by the United States Department of Labor.
Section 4. Effective date.
Justification
Minimum wage was last increased in the year 2004. As a result, many full time employees earn well below the federal poverty level. The current state minimum wage of $7.15, is inadequate for many New Yorkers to achieve a modest standard of living, often forcing them to choose. between rent, heat, health care and food. Increasing the minimum wage to $8.25 over the next few years will bring these workers one step closer to providing the basic needs for their families. This principal applies to not only private employees but also public employees and this bill would create such parity.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
Undetermined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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