Senate Bill S6299A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 09, 2012	referred to labor
May 08, 2012	delivered to assembly passed senate
May 01, 2012	amended on third reading 6299b
Apr 25, 2012	advanced to third reading
Apr 19, 2012	2nd report cal.
Apr 18, 2012	1st report cal.530
Apr 11, 2012	print number 6299a
Apr 11, 2012	amend and recommit to labor
Jan 24, 2012	referred to labor

Votes

- May 8, 2012 - Floor Vote
  S6299A
  
  Aye
  
  38
  
  Nay
  
  21
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  1
  - - Floor Vote: May 8, 2012
      
      aye (38)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Bonacic
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (21)
      
      Adams
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Duane
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Montgomery
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Rivera
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Valesky
      
      absent (1)
      
      Espaillat
      
      abstained (1)
      
      Golden
  Apr 18, 2012 - Labor Committee Vote
  S6299A
  
  Aye
  
  10
  
  Nay
  
  5
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Labor Committee Vote: Apr 18, 2012
      
      aye (10)
      
      Alesi
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Grisanti
      
      Johnson
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      McDonald
      
      Robach
      
      nay (5)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Rivera
      
      Smith
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Addabbo Jr.

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2011-S6299 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §196-d, Lab L

2011-S6299 - Summary

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities.

2011-S6299 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6299

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring notice from employers to
customers of service charges and administration fees that are not
distributed to employees as gratuities

PURPOSE OF BILL:
To codify the past practices of catering hall
facilities based on Department of Labor regulations for the
imposition of service charges prior to the Court of Appeals decision
in Samiento v. World Yacht, Inc.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends section 196-d of the labor law,
as added by chapter 1007 of the laws of 1968 to explicitly state that
written notice shall be given to customers that mandatory service
charges or any similar administrative fee, are not part of a gratuity
if that charge, or only part of that charge is not to be distributed
to any employees as a gratuity. The statement shall be written in
ordinary language in no smaller than 12 point font. This bill will
also remove any retroactive liability for any fees administered prior
to the enactment of this bill that were not designated as service
charges not to be counted as gratuities.

Section two sets the enacting date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Court of Appeals held in Samiento v. World Yacht,
Inc.,
10 N.Y.3d 70 (2008) that mandatory service charges may be a
charge that is purported to be a gratuity if the reasonable customer
would understand such a mandatory charge to be a gratuity. Prior to
this decision, owners of catering halls reasonably relied on a 1995
state-wide memorandum of the New York State Department of Labor
(consistent with federal law) and numerous subsequent Department
Opinion Letters, which confirmed that in the cases of banquets or
other special functions, a service charge would not be considered a
gratuity. The Samiento decision radically altered this paradigm and
subjected catering halls to significant retroactive liability,
despite their practice having been consistent with the regulations at
the time and in compliance with Department guidance and the holdings
of lower state and federal courts.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2011-S6299 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6299

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 24, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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  requiring  notice  from
  employers to customers of service charges and administration fees that
  are not distributed to employees as gratuities

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

  Section 1. Section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of
the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  S 196-d. Gratuities. No employer or his agent or an officer  or  agent
of any corporation, or any other person shall demand or accept, directly
or  indirectly,  any part of the gratuities, received by an employee, or
retain any part of a gratuity or of any charge purported to be a gratui-
ty for an employee. This provision shall not apply to  the  checking  of
hats,  coats  or  other  apparel.  Nothing  in this subdivision shall be
construed as affecting the allowances from the minimum wage for  gratui-
ties in the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of arti-
cle  nineteen  of  this chapter nor as affecting practices in connection
with banquets and other special functions where a  fixed  percentage  of
the  patron's  bill  is  added  for  gratuities which are distributed to
employees, nor to the sharing of tips by a waiter with a busboy or simi-
lar employee.   AN EMPLOYER THAT IMPOSES  A  MANDATORY  SERVICE  CHARGE,
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR CHARGE WHICH IS NOT DISTRIBUTED
TO  EMPLOYEES  AS GRATUITIES MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS ON
THE CHECK OR INVOICE THAT THE CHARGE IS NOT A GRATUITY AND WILL  NOT  BE
DISTRIBUTED  TO  EMPLOYEES  WHO PROVIDED SERVICE TO GUESTS, OR IF ONLY A
PORTION OF THE CHARGE IS DISTRIBUTED AS GRATUITIES, THE PORTION DISTRIB-
UTED AS GRATUITIES MUST BE IDENTIFIED. THE STATEMENTS SHALL USE ORDINARY
LANGUAGE READILY UNDERSTOOD AND SHALL APPEAR IN A TYPE SIZE  SIMILAR  TO
SURROUNDING  TEXT, BUT NO SMALLER THAN TWELVE POINT TYPE.  NOTWITHSTAND-
ING THE FOREGOING, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SENTENCE,  ANY
MANDATORY  SERVICE  OR  ADMINISTRATIVE  CHARGE,  OR  ANY  MANDATORY FEE,
IMPOSED BY AN EMPLOYER AS PART OF  A  BANQUET  SERVING  TWENTY  OR  MORE
GUESTS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A GRATUITY OR CHARGE PURPORTED TO BE A GRATU-

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

                                                           LBD14113-01-2

S. 6299                             2

ITY,  AND  SHALL NOT FORM THE BASIS OF ANY LIABILITY UNDER THIS SECTION,
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  ANY  REGULATIONS  IMPLEMENTED
DESPITE  THE  ABSENCE OF SUCH DISCLOSURE OR AS A RESULT OF ANY REPRESEN-
TATION  MADE  BY  ANY  EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT.   A BANQUET IS AN OCCASION
WHERE FOOD OR BEVERAGE IS SERVED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

2011-S6299A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §196-d, Lab L

2011-S6299A - Summary

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities.

2011-S6299A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6299A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring notice from employers to
customers of service charges and administration fees that are not
distributed to employees as gratuities

PURPOSE OF BILL:
To codify the past practices of catering hall facilities based on
Department of Labor regulations for the imposition of service charges
prior to the Court of Appeals decision in Samineto v. World Yacht, Inc.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of the
laws of 1968 to explicitly state that written notice shall be given
to customers that mandatory service charges or any similar
administrative fee, are not part of a gratuity if that charge, or
only part of that charge is not to be distributed to any employees as
a gratuity. The statement shall be written in ordinary language in no
smaller than 12 point font. This bill will also remove any
retroactive liability for any fees administered prior to the
enactment of this bill that were not explicitly designated as service
charges not to be counted as gratuities in writing.

Section two sets the enacting date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Court of Appeals held in Samineto v. World
Yacht, Inc., 10 N.Y.3d
70 (2008) that mandatory service charges may be a charge that is
purported to be a gratuity if the reasonable customer would
understand such a mandatory charge to be a gratuity. Prior to this
decision, owners of catering halls reasonably relied on a 1995
state-wide memorandum of the New York State Department of Labor
(consistent with federal law) and numerous subsequent Department
Opinion Letters, which confirmed that in the cases of banquets or
other special functions, a service charge would not be considered a
gratuity. The Samiento decision radically altered this paradigm and
subjected catering halls to significant retroactive liability,
despite their practice having been consistent with the regulations at
the time and in compliance with Department guidance and the holdings
of lower state and federal courts.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2011-S6299A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6299--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 24, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law, in relation to requiring notice from
  employers to customers of service charges and administration fees that
  are not distributed to employees as gratuities

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

  Section 1. Section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of
the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  S  196-d.  Gratuities. No employer or his agent or an officer or agent
of any corporation, or any other person shall demand or accept, directly
or indirectly, any part of the gratuities, received by an  employee,  or
retain any part of a gratuity or of any charge purported to be a gratui-
ty  for  an  employee. This provision shall not apply to the checking of
hats, coats or other apparel.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  be
construed  as affecting the allowances from the minimum wage for gratui-
ties in the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of arti-
cle nineteen of this chapter nor as affecting  practices  in  connection
with  banquets  and  other special functions where a fixed percentage of
the patron's bill is added  for  gratuities  which  are  distributed  to
employees, nor to the sharing of tips by a waiter with a busboy or simi-
lar  employee.    AN  EMPLOYER  THAT IMPOSES A MANDATORY SERVICE CHARGE,
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR CHARGE WHICH IS NOT DISTRIBUTED
TO EMPLOYEES AS GRATUITIES MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO  CUSTOMERS  ON
THE  CHECK  OR INVOICE THAT THE CHARGE IS NOT A GRATUITY AND WILL NOT BE
DISTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDED SERVICE TO GUESTS, OR  IF  ONLY  A
PORTION OF THE CHARGE IS DISTRIBUTED AS GRATUITIES, THE PORTION DISTRIB-
UTED AS GRATUITIES MUST BE IDENTIFIED. THE STATEMENTS SHALL USE ORDINARY
LANGUAGE  READILY  UNDERSTOOD AND SHALL APPEAR IN A TYPE SIZE SIMILAR TO
SURROUNDING TEXT, BUT NO SMALLER THAN TWELVE POINT TYPE.   NOTWITHSTAND-
ING  THE  FOREGOING,  PRIOR  TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SENTENCE, ANY
MANDATORY SERVICE  OR  ADMINISTRATIVE  CHARGE,  OR  ANY  MANDATORY  FEE,

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

                                                           LBD14113-04-2

S. 6299--A                          2

IMPOSED  BY  AN  EMPLOYER  AS  PART  OF A BANQUET SERVING TWENTY OR MORE
GUESTS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A GRATUITY OR CHARGE PURPORTED TO BE A GRATU-
ITY, AND SHALL NOT FORM THE BASIS OF ANY LIABILITY UNDER  THIS  SECTION,
ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR ANY REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTED
DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF SUCH DISCLOSURE OR AS A RESULT OF  ANY  REPRESEN-
TATION  MADE  BY ANY EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT UNLESS SUCH MANDATORY SERVICE
OR ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE, OR ANY MANDATORY FEE, WAS SPECIFICALLY REPRES-
ENTED IN WRITING TO BE A GRATUITY PAID TO  A  FOOD  SERVICE  WORKER,  AS
DEFINED  IN  12  N.Y.C.R.R.  146-3.4,  BY THE EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT.   A
BANQUET IS AN OCCASION WHERE FOOD OR BEVERAGE IS SERVED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

2011-S6299B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §196-d, Lab L

2011-S6299B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities.

2011-S6299B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6299B

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring notice from employers to
customers of service charges and administration fees that are not
distributed to employees as gratuities

PURPOSE OF BILL:
To codify the past practices of catering hall facilities based on
Department of Labor regulations for the imposition of service charges
prior to the Court of Appeals decision in Samineto v. World Yacht, Inc.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of the
laws of 1968 creating a new subsection 1 to allow for employers to
add a mandatory gratuity so long as the charge is conspicuously
disclosed and the full amount of the gratuity is distributed to the
employees. Additionally amends the current labor law section 196-d to
explicitly state that written notice shall be given to customers that
mandatory service charges or any similar administrative fee, are not
part of a gratuity if that charge, or only part of that charge is not
to be distributed to any employees as a gratuity. The statement shall
be written in ordinary language in no smaller than 12 point font and
on the check or invoice in a type size similar to the surrounding
text. This bill will also remove any retroactive liability for any

fees administered prior to the enactment of this bill that were not
explicitly designated as service charges not to be counted as
gratuities in writing.

Section two sets the enacting date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Court of Appeals held in Samineto v. World Yacht, Inc., 10 N.Y.3d
70 (2008) that mandatory service charges may be a charge that is
purported to be a gratuity if the reasonable customer would
understand such a mandatory charge to be a gratuity. Prior to this
decision, owners of catering halls reasonably relied on a 1995
state-wide memorandum of the New York State Department of Labor
(consistent with federal law) and numerous subsequent Department
Opinion Letters, which confirmed that in the cases of banquets or
other special functions, a service charge would not be considered a
gratuity. The Samiento decision radically altered this paradigm and
subjected catering halls to significant retroactive liability,
despite their practice having been consistent with the regulations at
the time and in compliance with Department guidance and the holdings
of lower state and federal courts.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2011-S6299B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6299--B
    Cal. No. 530

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 24, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
  to first and second report, ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law, in relation to requiring notice from
  employers to customers of service charges and administration fees that
  are not distributed to employees as gratuities

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

  Section 1. Section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of
the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  S  196-d.  Gratuities.  1.  AN  EMPLOYER  SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM
ADDING A MANDATORY GRATUITY AS LONG AS: (I) THE CHARGE IS  CONSPICUOUSLY
DISCLOSED  TO  THE CUSTOMER BEFORE FOOD OR BEVERAGE IS ORDERED; AND (II)
NO EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT OR AN OFFICER  OR  AGENT  OF  ANY  CORPORATION,
SHALL  RETAIN  ANY  PORTION  OF  SUCH GRATUITY. THE DISCLOSURE SHALL USE
ORDINARY LANGUAGE READILY UNDERSTOOD AND SHALL APPEAR  IN  A  TYPE  SIZE
SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING TEXT.
  2. No employer or his agent or an officer or agent of any corporation,
or  any other person shall demand or accept, directly or indirectly, any
part of the gratuities, received by an employee, or retain any part of a
gratuity or of any charge purported to be a gratuity  for  an  employee.
This  provision  shall not apply to the checking of hats, coats or other
apparel. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as affecting the
allowances from the minimum wage for gratuities in the amount determined
in accordance with the provisions of article nineteen  of  this  chapter
nor as affecting practices in connection with banquets and other special
functions  where  a  fixed  percentage of the patron's bill is added for
gratuities which are distributed to employees, nor  to  the  sharing  of
tips  by  a  waiter with a busboy or similar employee.  AN EMPLOYER THAT
IMPOSES A MANDATORY SERVICE CHARGE, ADMINISTRATIVE  FEE,  OR  ANY  OTHER
SIMILAR  CHARGE WHICH IS NOT DISTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES AS GRATUITIES MUST

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14113-06-2

S. 6299--B                          2

PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS IN THE  CONTRACT  OR  AGREEMENT  FOR
SERVICES  AND  ON THE CHECK OR INVOICE THAT THE CHARGE IS NOT A GRATUITY
AND WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDED SERVICE TO GUESTS,
OR  IF  ONLY  A  PORTION OF THE CHARGE IS DISTRIBUTED AS GRATUITIES, THE
PORTION DISTRIBUTED AS GRATUITIES  MUST  BE  IDENTIFIED.    THE  WRITTEN
NOTICE  TO  CUSTOMERS  IN  THE  CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES SHALL
APPEAR IN A TYPE SIZE NO SMALLER THAN TWELVE POINT TYPE. THE  STATEMENTS
IN  THE  CHECK OR INVOICE SHALL USE ORDINARY LANGUAGE READILY UNDERSTOOD
AND SHALL APPEAR IN A TYPE SIZE SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING TEXT.    NOTWITH-
STANDING  THE FOREGOING, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A CHAPTER OF THE
LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWELVE THAT AMENDED  THIS  SECTION,  ANY  MANDATORY
SERVICE  OR  ADMINISTRATIVE  CHARGE, OR ANY MANDATORY FEE, IMPOSED BY AN
EMPLOYER AS PART OF A BANQUET SERVING TWENTY OR MORE GUESTS SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED A GRATUITY OR CHARGE PURPORTED TO BE A GRATUITY,  AND  SHALL  NOT
FORM  THE BASIS OF ANY LIABILITY UNDER THIS SECTION, ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS  CHAPTER
DESPITE  THE  ABSENCE OF SUCH DISCLOSURE OR AS A RESULT OF ANY REPRESEN-
TATION MADE BY ANY EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT UNLESS SUCH  MANDATORY  SERVICE
OR ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE, OR ANY MANDATORY FEE, WAS SPECIFICALLY REPRES-
ENTED  IN  WRITING  TO  BE  A GRATUITY PAID TO A FOOD SERVICE WORKER, AS
DEFINED IN 12 N.Y.C.R.R. 146-3.4, BY THE EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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