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Assembly Bill A8746

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes local wage standards higher than the state labor wage

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2013-A8746 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง666, Lab L

2013-A8746 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes local wage standards higher than the state labor wage.

2013-A8746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8746

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  authorizing  local  wage
  standards higher than the state labor wage

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

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a  new  section  666  to
read as follows:
  S  666.  LOCAL  WAGE STANDARDS. NOTHING IN THIS CHAPTER, THE MUNICIPAL
HOME RULE LAW OR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SHALL PROHIBIT  THE  ADOPTION
OF  ANY  MINIMUM STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY ANY APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE,
OR LOCAL LAW, POLICY, CONTRACT OR PREFERENCE, OR BY  A  PUBLIC  BENEFITS
CORPORATION,  OR  ANY  RULE OR REGULATION ISSUED THEREUNDER, RELATING TO
WAGES, HOURS, OR OTHER WORKING CONDITIONS, OR THE  ENFORCEMENT  THEREOF,
WHICH  ARE MORE FAVORABLE TO EMPLOYEES THAN THE MINIMUM STANDARDS APPLI-
CABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE. A COUNTY, CITY TOWN, VILLAGE OR  PUBLIC  BENE-
FITS  CORPORATION  MAY  ADOPT  SUCH STANDARDS, WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
ENFORCEMENT BY ANY MEANS PROVIDED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO
THOSE  AUTHORIZED  BY THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR PUBLIC BENEFITS
CORPORATION, AND MAY ALSO BE ENFORCED BY THE COMMISSIONER USING ANY  AND
ALL  ENFORCEMENT  METHODS  PERMITTED  BY THIS CHAPTER FOR ENFORCEMENT OF
WAGE STANDARDS AND PAYMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14013-02-4

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