Assembly Bill A7147

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes local governments to pay higher levels of minimum wage

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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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2013-A7147 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4919
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §665, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S3573

2013-A7147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes local governments to pay higher levels of minimum wage.

2013-A7147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7147

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing local  govern-
  ments to pay higher level of minimum wage benefits

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

  Section 1. Section 665 of the labor law, as added by  chapter  619  of
the laws of 1960, is amended to read as follows:
  S  665. Savings AND NON-PREEMPTION clause. 1. If any provision of this
article or the application thereof to any person,  employer,  occupation
or  circumstance  is  held invalid, the remainder of the article and the
application of such provision to other persons, employees,  occupations,
or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
  2.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW SHALL BE
DEEMED TO PROHIBIT ANY MUNICIPALITY FROM ESTABLISHING OR ENFORCING WITH-
IN ITS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES PAYMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE OF BENEFITS  STAND-
ARDS  THAT ARE HIGHER OR MORE PROTECTIVE THAN THOSE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
TO THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10524-02-3

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