Assembly Bill A9110A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Excludes newspaper delivery persons from unemployment insurance coverage, the minimum wage and workers' compensation coverage

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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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2015-A9110 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6469
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§511 & 651, Lab L; amd §2, Work Comp L

2015-A9110 - Summary

Excludes newspaper delivery persons from unemployment insurance coverage, the minimum wage and workers' compensation coverage.

2015-A9110 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9110

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the labor law and  the  workers'  compensation  law,  in
  relation  to  the  application  of  unemployment, the minimum wage and
  workers' compensation coverage to newspaper delivery persons

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

  Section  1.  Section  511  of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 23 to read as follows:
  23. NEWSPAPER DELIVERY PERSONS.    THE  TERM  "EMPLOYMENT"  SHALL  NOT
INCLUDE SERVICE PERFORMED BY ANY PERSON IF:
  (A)  SUCH PERSON IS ENGAGED IN THE TRADE OR BUSINESS OF THE DELIVERING
OR DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPERS OR SHOPPING NEWS (INCLUDING  ANY  SERVICES
DIRECTLY RELATED TO SUCH TRADE OR BUSINESS);
  (B)  SUBSTANTIALLY  ALL THE REMUNERATION (WHETHER OR NOT PAID IN CASH)
FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION  IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SALES OR OTHER OUTPUT (INCLUDING THE
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES) RATHER THAN TO THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED; AND
  (C) THE SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE PERSON ARE PERFORMED PURSUANT  TO  A
WRITTEN  CONTRACT  BETWEEN  SUCH  PERSON  AND  THE  PERSON  FOR WHOM THE
SERVICES ARE PERFORMED, AND SUCH CONTRACT PROVIDES THAT PERSON WILL  NOT
BE  TREATED AS AN EMPLOYEE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES FOR FEDERAL TAX
PURPOSES.
  S 2. Subdivision 16 of section 511 of the labor  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 102 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  16.  Non-applicability  of  exclusions.  The  exclusions  described in
subdivisions eight, nine, twelve, thirteen and fourteen of this  section
shall  not  apply  to services performed for a nonprofit organization as
defined in section five hundred sixty-three or for a governmental entity
as defined in section five hundred sixty-five or for an Indian tribe  as
defined  in  section five hundred sixty-six of this article.  THE EXCLU-
SIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT
APPLY  TO  COMMERCIAL  GOODS  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES  PERFORMED  FOR A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13647-02-6
              

2015-A9110A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6469
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§511 & 651, Lab L; amd §2, Work Comp L

2015-A9110A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes newspaper delivery persons from unemployment insurance coverage, the minimum wage and workers' compensation coverage.

2015-A9110A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 9110--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor law and the workers' compensation law, in
  relation to the application of  unemployment,  the  minimum  wage  and
  workers' compensation coverage to newspaper delivery persons

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

  Section 1. Section 511 of the labor law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 23 to read as follows:
  23.  NEWSPAPER  DELIVERY  PERSONS.    THE  TERM "EMPLOYMENT" SHALL NOT
INCLUDE SERVICE PERFORMED BY ANY PERSON IF:
  (A) SUCH PERSON IS ENGAGED IN THE TRADE OR BUSINESS OF THE  DELIVERING
OR  DISTRIBUTION  OF NEWSPAPERS OR SHOPPING NEWS (INCLUDING ANY SERVICES
DIRECTLY RELATED TO SUCH TRADE OR BUSINESS);
  (B) SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE REMUNERATION (WHETHER OR NOT PAID  IN  CASH)
FOR  THE  PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SALES OR OTHER OUTPUT (INCLUDING  THE
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES) RATHER THAN TO THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED; AND
  (C)  THE  SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE PERSON ARE PERFORMED PURSUANT TO A
WRITTEN CONTRACT BETWEEN  SUCH  PERSON  AND  THE  PERSON  FOR  WHOM  THE
SERVICES  ARE PERFORMED, AND SUCH CONTRACT PROVIDES THAT PERSON WILL NOT
BE TREATED AS AN EMPLOYEE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES FOR FEDERAL  TAX
PURPOSES.
  S  2.  Subdivision  16  of section 511 of the labor law, as amended by
chapter 102 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  16. Non-applicability  of  exclusions.  The  exclusions  described  in
subdivisions  eight, nine, twelve, thirteen and fourteen of this section
shall not apply to services performed for a  nonprofit  organization  as
defined in section five hundred sixty-three or for a governmental entity
as  defined in section five hundred sixty-five or for an Indian tribe as
defined in section five hundred sixty-six of this article.   THE  EXCLU-
SIONS  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
APPLY TO  COMMERCIAL  GOODS  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES  PERFORMED  FOR  A

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

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