Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to labor |
Mar 20, 2019 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A6821
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WOERNER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-A6821 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A6821 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6821 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing counties to opt out of any wage increase that eliminates the credit for tips THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 4 of section 652 of the labor law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 38 of the laws of 1990 and subdivi- sion 4 as amended by section 2 of part K of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows: 2. Existing wage orders. The minimum wage orders in effect on the effective date of this act shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified in accordance with the provisions of this article. Such minimum wage orders shall be modified by the commissioner to increase all monetary amounts specified therein in the same proportion as the increase in the hourly minimum wage as provided in subdivision one of this section, including the amounts specified in such minimum wage orders as allowances for gratuities, and when furnished by the employer to its employees, for meals, lodging, apparel and other such items, services and facilities. All amounts so modified shall be rounded off to the nearest five cents. The modified orders shall be promulgated by the commissioner without a public hearing, and without reference to a wage board, and shall become effective on the effective date of such increases in the minimum wage except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, notwithstanding any other provision of this article; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, A COUNTY MAY OPT OUT OF ANY INCREASE IN THE HOURLY CASH WAGE FOR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES THAT ELIMINATES THE CREDIT FOR TIPS. 4. Notwithstanding subdivisions one and two of this section, the wage for an employee who is a food service worker receiving tips shall be a cash wage of at least two-thirds of the minimum wage rates set forth in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.