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- Referred to labor
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the definition of employee
Purpose
To amend the Minimum Wage Act to include state and municipal government employees as having to be paid at least the minimum wage.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends paragraph (n) of subdivision 5 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2010, to provide that state and municipal government employees are no longer exempted from the minimum wage act.
Section 2 of the bill provides that the act shall take effect immediately.
Existing law
Federal, state and municipal government employees are excluded from having to be paid at least the minimum wage.
Justification
As efforts to increase the statewide minimum wage intensify, so must efforts to ensure the minimum wage applies to everyone. Under current law, government employees are exempted from the minimum wage.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Local fiscal implications
Undetermined
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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