Senate Bill S4018A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the minimum wage for employees with disabilities

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  • 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

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2019-S4018 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7077
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§651 & 655, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11290
2021-2022: S1828, A3103
2023-2024: S3434, A4347

2019-S4018 - Summary

Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.

2019-S4018 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4018 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4018
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  the  minimum  wage  for
   employees with disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 5 of  section  651  of
 the labor law, as amended by chapter 503 of the laws of 2016, is amended
 to read as follows:
   "Employee" includes any individual employed or permitted to work by an
 employer  in any occupation, but shall not include any individual who is
 employed or permitted to work: (a) on a casual basis  in  service  as  a
 part  time  baby  sitter  in the home of the employer; (b) in labor on a
 farm; (c) in a bona  fide  executive,  administrative,  or  professional
 capacity; (d) as an outside salesman; (e) as a driver engaged in operat-
 ing  a  taxicab;  (f)  as a volunteer, learner or apprentice by a corpo-
 ration, unincorporated association, community chest, fund or  foundation
 organized  and  operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educa-
 tional purposes, no part of the net earnings  of  which  inures  to  the
 benefit  of  any private shareholder or individual; (g) as a member of a
 religious order, or as a duly ordained, commissioned or licensed  minis-
 ter,  priest or rabbi, or as a sexton, or as a christian science reader;
 (h) in or for such a religious or charitable institution, which work  is
 incidental  to or in return for charitable aid conferred upon such indi-
 vidual and not under any express contract of hire; (i) in or for such  a
 religious, educational or charitable institution if such individual is a
 student;  (j)  in  or  for  such  a religious, educational or charitable
 institution if the earning capacity of such individual  is  impaired  by
 age  [or  by  physical  or mental deficiency or injury]; (k) in or for a
 summer camp or conference of such a religious, educational or charitable
 institution for not more than three months  annually;  (l)  as  a  staff

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

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2019-S4018A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7077
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§651 & 655, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11290
2021-2022: S1828, A3103
2023-2024: S3434, A4347

2019-S4018A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.

2019-S4018A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4018A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4018--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, GOUNARDES, SALAZAR, STAVISKY -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law, in relation to the minimum wage for
   employees with disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 5 of section 651 of
 the labor law, as amended by chapter 503 of the laws of 2016, is amended
 to read as follows:
   "Employee" includes any individual employed or permitted to work by an
 employer in any occupation, but shall not include any individual who  is
 employed  or  permitted  to  work: (a) on a casual basis in service as a
 part time baby sitter in the home of the employer; (b)  in  labor  on  a
 farm;  (c)  in  a  bona  fide executive, administrative, or professional
 capacity; (d) as an outside salesman; (e) as a driver engaged in operat-
 ing a taxicab; (f) as a volunteer, learner or  apprentice  by  a  corpo-
 ration,  unincorporated association, community chest, fund or foundation
 organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable  or  educa-
 tional  purposes,  no  part  of  the net earnings of which inures to the
 benefit of any private shareholder or individual; (g) as a member  of  a
 religious  order, or as a duly ordained, commissioned or licensed minis-
 ter, priest or rabbi, or as a sexton, or as a christian science  reader;
 (h)  in or for such a religious or charitable institution, which work is
 incidental to or in return for charitable aid conferred upon such  indi-
 vidual  and not under any express contract of hire; (i) in or for such a
 religious, educational or charitable institution if such individual is a
 student; (j) [in or for such  a  religious,  educational  or  charitable
 institution  if  the  earning capacity of such individual is impaired by
 age or by physical or mental deficiency or injury;  (k)]  in  or  for  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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