S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5550
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SALKA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to eliminating the delivery
of fossil fuel from those building services for which municipalities
are required to pay prevailing wage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 230 of the labor law, as amended
by chapter 542 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
1. "Building service employee" or "employee" means any person perform-
ing work in connection with the care or maintenance of an existing
building, or in connection with the transportation of office furniture
or equipment to or from such building, [or in connection with the trans-
portation and delivery of fossil fuel to such building,] for a contrac-
tor under a contract with a public agency which is in excess of one
thousand five hundred dollars and the principal purpose of which is to
furnish services through the use of building service employees.
"Building service employee" or "employee" includes, but is not limit-
ed, to, watchman, guard, doorman, building cleaner, porter, handyman,
janitor, gardener, groundskeeper, stationary fireman, elevator operator
and starter, window cleaner, and occupations relating to the collection
of garbage or refuse, and to the transportation of office furniture and
equipment, [and to the transportation and delivery of fossil fuel] but
does not include clerical, sales, professional, technician and related
occupations.
"Building service employee" or "employee" also does not include any
employee to whom the provisions of articles eight and [eight-a] EIGHT-A
of this chapter are applicable.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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