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- Referred to labor
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Provides that utility companies shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a street is issued
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Susan John
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to workers on excavations
Purpose
Provides that utility companies shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a street is issued.
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill amends the labor law by providing a new section entitled, "Workers on Excavations." It provides that utility companies or their contractors, to whom a permit to use or open a street has been issued, shall use only competent workers skilled in the required work, and that the prevailing wage for similar titles shall be paid.
Existing law
Subdivision 3-a(e) of section 220 of the labor law requires utility companies and their contractors and subcontractors to agree to use competent, skilled workers and to pay prevailing wages where required by local law as a condition for issuance of a permit to use or open a street.
Justification
Currently, utility companies and their contractors are required to use skilled, competent workers and pay prevailing wages in localities that require these conditions to obtain a work permit to use or open a street. Existing regulations by OSHA and the State Department of Labor additionally require utility contractors throughout New York to provide training in safe practices to their workers. Street excavation is dangerous for both workers and the public when the individuals performing the excavation are unskilled. Broken gas lines or communication cables can cause great disruption to local neighborhoods. The success of a similar law passed by New York city a few years ago led the Legislature to support similar efforts by other municipalities with the enactment of chapter 591 of the laws of 2008. This bill will extend protection to the public and workers throughout New York whenever state contracts require the use of dangerous excavation work.
Legislative history
2009: Referred to Labor/A.404 - Advanced to 3rd Reading 2008: S.3249 - Referred to Labor/A.3628 - Passed the Assembly 2007: S.3249 - Referred to Labor/A.3628 - Passed the Assembly 2006: S.3285 - Referred to Labor/A.6624 - Referred to Rules 2004: S.3605 - Referred to Rules/A.8168 - Referred to Labor 2003: S.3604 - Referred to Labor/A.8168 - Reported to Rules 2002: S.2143 - Referred to Labor/A.7431 - Referred to Labor 2001: S.2143 - Referred to Labor/A.7431 - Referred to Labor 2000: 8.4272 - Referred to Rules/A.7075 - Referred to Rules
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Thirty days following enactment.
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