Assembly Bill A611

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2246
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §161, add §§163-a & 163-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S671
2013-2014: S64
2015-2016: S2227
2017-2018: S434
2019-2020: S3391

2009-A611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest like other employees in New York State.

2009-A611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   611

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. JOHN, HOOPER, PERRY -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to allowing farm workers  and
  domestic workers one day of rest each week

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 161 of the labor law is amended by adding  two  new
subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
  7.  EVERY FARMER EMPLOYING FARM LABORERS SHALL OFFER THOSE FARM LABOR-
ERS TWENTY-FOUR CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF REST IN  EACH  AND  EVERY  CALENDAR
WEEK.  THIS  REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE PARENT, CHILD, SPOUSE OR
OTHER MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYER'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY. TWENTY-FOUR CONSECUTIVE
HOURS SPENT AT REST BECAUSE OF CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS  WEATHER  OR  CROP
CONDITIONS,  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO  CONSTITUTE THE REST REQUIRED BY THIS
SUBDIVISION. NO PROVISION OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  PROHIBIT  A  FARM
LABORER FROM VOLUNTARILY REFUSING THE REST REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
THE TERM "FARM LABOR" SHALL INCLUDE ALL SERVICES PERFORMED BY AN EMPLOY-
EE  ON  A FARM IN CONNECTION WITH CULTIVATING THE SOIL, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH RAISING OR HARVESTING OF AGRICULTURAL  COMMODITIES,  INCLUDING  THE
RAISING,  SHEARING,  CARING  FOR AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY OR
DAIRY.
  8. EVERY EMPLOYER EMPLOYING DOMESTIC WORKERS IN PERSONAL  OR  DOMESTIC
SERVICE IN PRIVATE HOMES SHALL OFFER THOSE EMPLOYEES TWENTY-FOUR CONSEC-
UTIVE  HOURS  OF  REST  IN EACH AND EVERY CALENDAR WEEK. NO PROVISION OF
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  PROHIBIT  A  DOMESTIC  WORKER  FROM  VOLUNTARILY
REFUSING THE REST REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION. THE TERM "DOMESTIC WORK-
ER"  SHALL  INCLUDE  ALL  SERVICES PERFORMED BY AN EMPLOYEE IN A PRIVATE
HOME IN CONNECTION WITH CHILD CARE, CLEANING, COOKING, DRIVING,  GARDEN-
ING AND PERSONAL ASSISTANCE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02542-01-9
              

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