Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
May 14, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
May 13, 2024 |
1st report cal.1057 |
Feb 21, 2024 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S8602
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
2023-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8984
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§651 & 190, Lab L
2023-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides certain exemptions for individuals having entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement; includes exemptions under the labor law from minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements and under article 6 of the labor law including but not limited to, recordkeeping requirements, wage statement requirements, and weekly pay requirements for "manual workers".
2023-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8602 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to providing certain exemptions for individuals having entered into a contract to play base- ball at the minor league level and who are compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would exempt baseball players at the minor league level covered by a collective bargaining agreement from being covered by New York's minimum wage law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would amend section 651 of the labor law to exempt from the definition of "employee" within the section minor league baseball play- ers compensated by a collective bargain agreement that expressly provides for the wages, hours of work, and working conditions of employ-
2023-S8602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8602 I N S E N A T E February 21, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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 providing certain exemptions for individuals having entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and who are compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 5 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: "Employee" includes any individual employed or permitted to work by an employer in any occupation, but shall not include any individual who is employed or permitted to work: (a) on a casual basis in service as a part time baby sitter in the home of the employer; (b) in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity; (c) as an outside salesman; (d) as a driver engaged in operating a taxicab; (e) as a volunteer, learner or apprentice by a corporation, unincorporated asso- ciation, community chest, fund or foundation organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private share- holder or individual; (f) as a member of a religious order, or as a duly ordained, commissioned or licensed minister, priest or rabbi, or as a sexton, or as a christian science reader; (g) in or for such a religious or charitable institution, which work is incidental to or in return for charitable aid conferred upon such individual and not under any express contract of hire; (h) in or for such a religious, educational or chari- table institution if such individual is a student; (i) in or for such a religious, educational or charitable institution if the earning capacity of such individual is impaired by age or by physical or mental deficien- cy or injury; (j) in or for a summer camp or conference of such a reli- gious, educational or charitable institution for not more than three months annually; (k) as a staff counselor in a children's camp; (l) in or for a college or university fraternity, sorority, student association EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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