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- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
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Requires specification of the average weekly paid wage to employees in contractors' annual employment reports
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Victor M. Pichardo
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BILL NUMBER:S5215
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to purchasing services and commodities
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 163 of the state finance law to require that state contractors to submit the average weekly wage paid to employees in each employment category in their required annual employment report.
Justification
Current law requires all state contractors to submit an annual employment report. This report requires contractors to list information such as the number of employees employed, the number of hours that they work and total compensation. However, while we know the total amount paid, the public does not have any information on the average wages paid to their employees. The current law does not allow us to know if these employees are being paid a living wage.
The state should not be in the business of contracting with vendors that pay low wages. This proposal will allow legislators and the public to know what the average wage is for these employees.
Legislative history
2014 Session - new bill - S.7201 - referred to Finance
Fiscal implication
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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