Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
Jun 11, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 06, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 05, 2012 |
1st report cal.1073 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to labor |
Jun 24, 2011 |
committed to rules |
Jun 23, 2011 |
restored to third reading substitution reconsidered |
Jun 21, 2011 |
substituted by a5448 |
Jun 01, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
May 25, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
May 24, 2011 |
1st report cal.820 |
Feb 02, 2011 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S2837
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2011-S2837 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5448
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §193, Lab L
2011-S2837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2837 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to authorized deductions from wages PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation authorizes employers to make deductions from an employee's wages if such deduction is authorized by the employee and is for the convenience of the employee. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 193 of the Labor law to permit deductions from wages when they are expressly authorized by the employee and are for the benefit or convenience of the employee. The authorization cannot be procured by duress or undue influence. Section 2 states the enactment date. JUSTIFICATION: Payroll deductions for the benefit of the employee are currently limited to pension or health and welfare benefits, contributions to charitable organizations, payments for U.S. Bonds, or labor union dues or assessments. Payroll deductions are not permitted for services provided by employers for the employee's convenience such as
2011-S2837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2837 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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 authorized deductions from wages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 193 of the labor law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read as follows: b. are expressly authorized in writing by the employee and are for the benefit OR CONVENIENCE of the employee; provided that such authorization is kept on file on the employer's premises. Such authorized deductions [shall be limited to] MAY INCLUDE payments for insurance premiums, pension or health and welfare benefits, contributions to charitable organizations, payments for United States bonds, payments for dues or assessments to a labor organization, and similar payments for the bene- fit OR CONVENIENCE of the employee. NO DEDUCTION FROM THE WAGES OF AN EMPLOYEE SHALL BE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, UNLESS THE AUTHORI- ZATION THEREFOR IS MADE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY THE EMPLOYEE, WITH- OUT ANY UNDUE INFLUENCE OR DURESS BY THE EMPLOYER. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00452-01-1
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