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Assembly Bill A6793

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Amends definition of "employee" to grant the department of taxation and finance the authority to determine the scope thereof; repealer

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2009-A6793 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§170, 171-h, 611 & 697, Tax L; rpld & add §2 sub 4 & §201 sub 5, Work Comp L; amd §§2, 190, 511 & 671, rpld & add §651 sub 5, Lab L

2009-A6793 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of "employee" to grant the department of taxation and finance the authority to determine the scope thereof and whether any such person may be an independent contractor; provides that undocumented workers residing in the state shall be subject to resident personal income taxation.

2009-A6793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6793

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BALL, TOWNSEND, ERRIGO, MILLER, CALHOUN, McDO-
  NOUGH, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, QUINN --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the tax law, the workers' compensation law and the labor
  law,  in  relation  to  classifications  of  employees;  and to repeal
  certain provisions of the workers' compensation law and the labor  law
  relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Section 170 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROMULGATE  AND REGULARLY UPDATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING WHETH-
ER A PERSON IS AN EMPLOYEE.
  (A) EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY PERSON PERFORMING A SERVICE IF:
  (I) THE PERSON IS FREE FROM CONTROL AND DIRECTION IN  CONNECTION  WITH
THE  PERFORMANCE  OF THE SERVICE, BOTH UNDER HIS OR HER CONTRACT FOR THE
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE AND IN FACT;
  (II) THE SERVICE IS PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE USUAL COURSE OF THE BUSINESS
OF AN EMPLOYER; AND
  (III) THE PERSON IS CUSTOMARILY ENGAGED  IN  AN  INDEPENDENTLY  ESTAB-
LISHED  TRADE,  OCCUPATION, PROFESSION OR BUSINESS OF THE SAME NATURE AS
THAT INVOLVED IN THE SERVICE PERFORMED.
  (B) THE FAILURE TO WITHHOLD FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES, OR  TO  PAY
UNEMPLOYMENT  COMPENSATION CONTRIBUTIONS OR WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMI-
UMS WITH RESPECT TO A PERSON'S WAGES SHALL BE  CONSIDERED  IN  MAKING  A
DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (C)  A PERSON'S EXERCISE OF THE OPTION TO SECURE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
INSURANCE WITH A CARRIER AS A SOLE PROPRIETOR OR PARTNERSHIP  SHALL  NOT
BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING A DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10108-02-9

              

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