Senate Bill S8084

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to payment of independent contractors

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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-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง196-b & 196-c, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S21
2013-2014: S231

2009-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal penalties, and authorizes the award of attorney fees and liquidated damages.

2009-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8084

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 7, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to independent contractors

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

  Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding two new sections 196-b
and 196-c to read as follows:
  S 196-B. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM:
  1. "COMPENSATION" MEANS THE EARNINGS  OF  AN  INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR.
THE TERM "COMPENSATION" ALSO INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
  2.  "INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR"  MEANS  A  SOLE PROPRIETOR WHO IS NOT AN
EMPLOYEE AND WHO IS HIRED OR RETAINED BY A CLIENT FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
OR GREATER THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  3. "CLIENT" INCLUDES A PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
ASSOCIATION OR NON-PROFITMAKING ORGANIZATION CONTRACTING WITH  AN  INDE-
PENDENT  CONTRACTOR  IN  ANY  OCCUPATION,  INDUSTRY,  TRADE, BUSINESS OR
SERVICE FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS.  THE
TERM "CLIENT" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
  S  196-C.  PAYMENT  OF  INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTORS.  1.  AN  INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR  SHALL BE PAID THE COMPENSATION EARNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
AGREED WORK TERMS BUT NOT LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING
THE MONTH IN WHICH THE COMPENSATION IS EARNED.  THE  AGREED  WORK  TERMS
SHALL BE REDUCED IN WRITING, SIGNED BY BOTH THE CLIENT AND THE INDEPEND-
ENT CONTRACTOR, KEPT ON FILE BY THE CLIENT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN
SIX  YEARS  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO THE COMMISSIONER UPON REQUEST. SUCH
WRITING SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF HOW COMPENSATION EARNED AND PAYA-
BLE SHALL BE CALCULATED. THE FAILURE OF A CLIENT TO PRODUCE SUCH WRITTEN
WORK TERMS, UPON REQUEST OF THE  COMMISSIONER,  SHALL  GIVE  RISE  TO  A
PRESUMPTION THAT THE TERMS THAT THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR HAS PRESENTED
ARE THE AGREED TERMS.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INVESTIGATE AND ATTEMPT TO ADJUST EQUITABLY
CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN CLIENTS AND INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTORS  RELATING  TO
THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17438-03-0
              

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