S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4860
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, GIGLIO, GOODELL, FRIEND, FINCH,
HAWLEY, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, DiPIETRO,
B. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to expanding the definition
of agricultural labor to include working at a farmers market and in
relation to unemployment insurance coverage requirements for employers
of agricultural workers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of
section 511 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of
1966 and as renumbered by chapter 607 of the laws of 1971, is amended
and a new subparagraph 4 is added to read as follows:
(3) in handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing,
freezing, grading, storing, or delivering to storage or to market or to
a carrier for transportation to market, any agricultural or horticultur-
al commodity; but only if such service is performed in the employ of an
operator of a farm (i) as an incident to farming operations or, (ii) in
the case of fruits and vegetables, as an incident to the preparation of
such fruits or vegetables for market. The provisions of this paragraph
shall not apply to service performed in connection with commercial
canning or commercial freezing or in connection with any agricultural or
horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for
distribution for consumption[.];
(4) AT A FARMERS MARKET, IN THE EMPLOY OF ANY PERSON WHO RAISES OR
HARVESTS ANY AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL COMMODITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SELLING SUCH COMMODITIES AT A FARMERS MARKET.
§ 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 564
of the labor law, as added by chapter 675 of the laws of 1977, is
amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(2) has employed in agricultural labor ten or more persons, WHO ARE
NOT MEMBERS OF SUCH EMPLOYER'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY, on each of twenty days
during a calendar year or the preceding calendar year, each day being in
a different calendar week, and the liability shall in such event
commence on the first day of the calendar year, or
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.