Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2016 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jan 27, 2016 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6564
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S6564 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §202-k, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S3666
2017-2018: S521
2019-2020: S926
2015-S6564 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6564 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "fair broadcast employment act of 2016" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To clarify the protections of persons employed in the broadcast industry. To allow newly defined key employees and broadcast industry employers to negotiate pursuant to terms long recognized under New York common law. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: provides that this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Broadcast Employment Act of 2016." Section 2(a) clarifies the definitions in the current section 202(k) (1) (a) making it clear that each individual broadcast station and network. entity falls within the scope of the legislation. Section 2(b) No change for existing law Section 2(c) amends section 202(k) by creating a new category of "key"
2015-S6564 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6564 I N S E N A T E January 27, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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 enacting the "fair broad- cast employment act of 2016" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "fair broadcast employment act of 2016". S 2. Section 202-k of the labor law, as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: S 202-k. Protection of persons employed in the broadcast industry. 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) "Broadcasting industry employer" includes INDIVIDUAL television stations or networks, INDIVIDUAL radio stations or networks, cable stations or networks, internet or satellite-based services similar to a broadcast station or network, any broadcast entities affiliated with any of the employers of this paragraph, or any other entity that provides broadcasting services such as news, weather, traffic, sports, or enter- tainment reports or programming. (b) "Broadcast employee" means any on-air employee or off-air employee of a broadcasting industry employer, excluding management employees. (C) "KEY BROADCAST EMPLOYEE" MEANS ANY BROADCAST EMPLOYEE, WHO AT THE TIME OF SIGNING AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH A BROADCAST INDUSTRY EMPLOY- ER: (1) IS REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO RECEIVE A TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE FROM A BROADCAST INDUSTRY EMPLOYER THAT IS LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS- SION IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE OR IS AN ENTI- TY WITH ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS LOCATED IN SUCH A CITY; OR (2) IS REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO RECEIVE A TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE FROM A BROADCAST INDUS- TRY EMPLOYER THAT IS LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE MILLION OR IS AN ENTITY WITH ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS LOCATED IN SUCH A CITY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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