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Senate Bill S4692

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires prevailing wage supplements which are payable directly to employees to be paid in the form of a negotiable instrument

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2013-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง220, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S2890

2013-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires prevailing wage supplements which are payable directly to employees to be paid in the form of a negotiable instrument.

2013-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4692 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4692

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- 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 the payment of  prevailing
  wage supplements

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

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 220  of  the  labor
law,  as  amended by chapter 752 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read
as follows:
  b. "Supplements," for the intents and purposes of this article,  means
all  remuneration  for employment paid in any medium other than cash, or
reimbursement for expenses, or any payments which are not "wages" within
the meaning of the law, including, but not limited to, health,  welfare,
non-occupational disability, retirement, vacation benefits, holiday pay,
life  insurance,  and apprenticeship training.   PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
SUPPLEMENTS PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL
BE PAID IN THE FORM OF A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT,  AND  UNDER  NO  CIRCUM-
STANCE SHALL SUCH SUPPLEMENTS BE PAID IN THE FORM OF CASH.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to prevailing wage supplements  accru-
ing on or after such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10195-01-3

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