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Relates to home care worker wage parity
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Michele Titus
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to home care worker wage parity
Purpose
To make technical amendments to Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2016.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill amends public health law to tie the wage for home health care workers in New York City to the applicable minimum wage in New York City.
Section 2 of this bill amends public health law to tie the wage for home health care workers in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties to the applicable minimum wage in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
This legislation protects the employer sponsored benefits of the hardworking men and women who give care to some of the most vulnerable members of our society from being diminished or abolished. Providing this protection for employer sponsored health care, retirement, and other benefits ensures that home health care aides working in New York City and in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties will continue to receive these benefits without diminishment in response to the recently enacted annual increases in the minimum wage, as appropriate for each region.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 56 of the laws of 2016.
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