| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 04, 2014 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6537
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
Actions
2013-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6537
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to
authorizing local governments to pay higher level of minimum wage
benefits
PURPOSE: To allow municipalities, including villages, cities and
counties, to enact local minimum wages that are above the state
minimum wage.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
§ 1 . Amends section 666 of the Labor Law to remove any prohibition
against local governments promulgating or enacting a minimum wage in
such jurisdiction that is higher than the New York State minimum wage.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION: New York State is a vast state. Given the substantial
differences in housing and living costs across the state, a single
minimum wage for the entire state makes little sense. Workers need to
earn much more to live in New York City than other areas of the state.
Meanwhile, the cost of living in Buffalo may be different than the
cost of living in Watertown and the cost of living on Long Island may
be different than the cost of living in the Finger Lakes region. This
bill will allow local governments to decide for themselves what the
2013-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6537
I N S E N A T E
February 4, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 authorizing local govern-
ments to pay higher level of minimum wage benefits
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. NON-PREEMPTION CLAUSE. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT ANY MUNICIPALITY FROM
ESTABLISHING OR ENFORCING WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES PAYMENT OF
MINIMUM WAGE OF BENEFITS STANDARDS THAT ARE HIGHER OR MORE PROTECTIVE
THAN THOSE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13417-01-4
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