Senate Bill S6265

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Ensures that utility employees receive the prevailing wage

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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-S6265 - Details

Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238 & 239, Lab L

2019-S6265 - Summary

Ensures that utility employees, who currently fall outside the definition of an employee that may receive the prevailing wage, fall under such wage requirements.

2019-S6265 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6265 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6265
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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  ensuring  that  utility
   employees receive the prevailing wage
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 230 of the labor law, as added by  chapter  777  of
 the laws of 1971, subdivision 1 as amended and subdivision 9 as added by
 chapter 542 of the laws of 1984, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 678
 of  the laws of 2007, and subdivisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as added by
 chapter 547 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   § 230. Definitions. As used in this article:
   1. "Building service employee" or "employee" means any person perform-
 ing work in connection with the  care  or  maintenance  of  an  existing
 building OR FACILITY, or in connection with the transportation of office
 furniture  or  equipment  to  or  from  such building OR FACILITY, or in
 connection with the transportation and delivery of fossil fuel  to  such
 building  OR  FACILITY,  for a contractor 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 OR AT A COVERED UTILITY LOCATION.
   "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  of  this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S6265A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238 & 239, Lab L

2019-S6265A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ensures that utility employees, who currently fall outside the definition of an employee that may receive the prevailing wage, fall under such wage requirements.

2019-S6265A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6265A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6265--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BIAGGI, 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  ensuring  that  utility
   employees receive the prevailing wage
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 230 of the labor law, as added by  chapter  777  of
 the laws of 1971, subdivision 1 as amended and subdivision 9 as added by
 chapter 542 of the laws of 1984, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 678
 of  the laws of 2007, and subdivisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as added by
 chapter 547 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   § 230. Definitions. As used in this article:
   1. "Building service employee" or "employee" means any person perform-
 ing work in connection with the  care  or  maintenance  of  an  existing
 building OR FACILITY, or in connection with the transportation of office
 furniture  or  equipment  to  or  from  such building OR FACILITY, or in
 connection with the transportation and delivery of fossil fuel  to  such
 building  OR  FACILITY,  for a contractor 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 OR AT A COVERED UTILITY LOCATION.
   "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.  "BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE" OR "EMPLOY-
              

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