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Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to hours of work
Purpose
To reclassify a legal day's work so as to include ten-hour days.
Summary of provisions
Section 220 of the Labor Law is amended by reclassifying a legal day's work to include instances in which a ten-hour day is worked. For those working only four days per week, a ten-hour day constitutes a legal day's work.
Existing law
Currently, laborers employed by a contractor are permitted to work no more than eight hours in one calendar day.
Justification
Employees who work four ten-hour days per week are entitled to overtime pay, since a legal day's work is defined as eight hours. This amendment will ease the financial burden of contractors and other employers whose employees normally work four-day weeks, and will give employers the flexibility to allow laborers to work four-day weeks instead of five-day weeks.
Legislative history
2013-14: S.496 Referred to Labor
Fiscal implications
Savings in regards to overtime pay.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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