What's happening
This bill amends labor law to include public sector employers, such as counties and school districts, in wage payment provisions.
Why it matters
Expands employee wage protections. By newly including counties, towns, villages, school districts, and other public sector employers in the labor law’s wage payment provisions, the bill extends legal wage protections that were previously only guaranteed for private sector workers.
Provides greater recourse for public employees. Public employees—such as teachers, municipal workers, and county staff—would gain the right to seek legal remedies if they experience wage theft, late payments, or other violations, potentially increasing accountability for public employers.
Creates consistency across sectors. The change standardizes wage payment rules for both public and private employees, potentially simplifying legal interpretations and enforcement for workers, unions, and courts across New York State.
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Include Public Workers in Wage Law
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2 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Include Public Workers' Wages
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
802
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including public employment in wage payment provisions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 190 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
3. "Employer" includes any person, corporation, limited liability company, or association employing any individual in any occupation, industry, trade, business or service. The term "employer" shall [not] include [a governmental agency] counties, towns, villages, school districts, and any other municipal corporations or public authorities.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01523-01-7
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