Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 24, 2018 |
print number 521a |
Jan 24, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to labor |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to labor |
Jan 04, 2017 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S521A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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
Bill Amendments
2017-S521 - Details
2017-S521 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S521 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "fair broadcast employment act of 2017" 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 2017." 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"
2017-S521 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 521 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ 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 2017" 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 2017". § 2. Section 202-k of the labor law, as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: § 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2017-S521A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S521A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S521A SPONSOR: YOUNG TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "fair broadcast employment act of 2018" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To clarify the protections of persons employed in the broadcast indus- try. To allow newly defined key employees and broadcast industry employ- ers 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 2018." 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.
2017-S521A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 521--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "fair broad- cast employment act of 2018" 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 2018". § 2. Section 202-k of the labor law, as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: § 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- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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