Assembly Bill A7183

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that employers shall not require veterans to work on Veterans' day and that veterans shall be entitled to receive wages for such day

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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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2011-A7183 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §24-b, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1913

2011-A7183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that employers shall not require veterans to work on Veterans' Day and that veterans shall be entitled to receive wages for such day.

2011-A7183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7183

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the employ-
  ment of veterans on Veterans' day

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

  Section 1. The general construction law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 24-b to read as follows:
  S  24-B.  EMPLOYMENT  OF  VETERANS ON VETERANS' DAY. NO EMPLOYER SHALL
REQUIRE ANY HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERAN OF ANY OF THE ARMED  FORCES  OF
THE  UNITED  STATES TO WORK DURING THE COURSE OF VETERANS' DAY, NOVEMBER
ELEVENTH, NOR SHALL ANY SUCH VETERAN FAIL TO RECEIVE WAGES FOR SUCH  DAY
AS  A  RESULT OF HIS OR HER ABSENCE FROM WORK ON SUCH DAY IF, DURING THE
COURSE OF A TYPICAL WORK WEEK, IT WOULD BE CUSTOMARY FOR SUCH VETERAN TO
WORK SUCH DAY. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A VETERAN WHO, UPON
GIVING CONSENT TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYER TO WORK ON VETERANS' DAY, WORKS ON
SUCH DAY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10691-01-1

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