assembly Bill A1681

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to labor
Jan 12, 2017 referred to labor

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A1681 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8896
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §219-d, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7830, S5847
2019-2020: A327, S4143
2021-2022: A455, S6567

A1681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders.

A1681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  1681

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, ARROYO, BLAKE, BRINDISI, BRONSON, CUSICK,
  DAVILA, DenDEKKER, FAHY, HARRIS, HEVESI,  HUNTER,  HYNDMAN,  KAVANAGH,
  LUPARDO,  MAYER,  McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  MOYA, ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  PICHARDO,  QUART,  ROSENTHAL,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  SKOUFIS,   SOLAGES,
  ZEBROWSKI  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  establishing  the  cheer-
  leaders' fair pay act

  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  219-d  to
read as follows:
  §  219-D.  APPLICATION  TO CHEERLEADERS. 1. A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM
BASED IN THIS STATE THAT EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WHO HAVE  ENTERED
INTO  PROFESSIONAL  SPORTS-SERVICES CONTRACTS, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION
EIGHT OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-A  OF  THE  GENERAL  BUSINESS
LAW,  AND  THAT UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF CHEERLEADERS DURING ITS EXHIBI-
TIONS OR GAMES, SHALL PROVIDE SUCH CHEERLEADERS WITH ALL OF THE  RIGHTS,
BENEFITS  AND PROTECTIONS CONFERRED TO ITS EMPLOYEES BY THIS CHAPTER FOR
ALL SERVICES PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TEAM.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CHEERLEADER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO PERFORMS ACROBATICS, DANCE, GYMNASTIC  EXERCISES,  ICE  SKATING,  OR
OTHER PERFORMANCES IN PROMOTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISE IDEN-
TIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01161-01-7