senate Bill S6640

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring home care aide overtime to be voluntary

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee


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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to labor
Jul 31, 2019 referred to rules

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S6640 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8064
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §167-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S359, A3145

S6640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Places limits on the maximum amount of hours a home care aide may be required to work without voluntarily consenting to such an assignment.

S6640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6640

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              July 31, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  maximum  hours  for  home
  care aides

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  167-a  to
read as follows:
  §  167-A.  HOURS OF LABOR FOR HOME CARE AIDES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION: (A) "HOME CARE AIDE" MEANS A HOME HEALTH  AIDE,  PERSONAL  CARE
AIDE,  PERSONAL  CARE  ATTENDANT,  CONSUMER DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANT,
HOME ATTENDANT OR OTHER LICENSED  OR  UNLICENSED  PERSON  WHOSE  PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITY  INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF IN-HOME ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIV-
ITIES OF DAILY  LIVING,  INSTRUMENTAL  ACTIVITIES  OF  DAILY  LIVING  OR
HEALTH-RELATED  TASKS,  OR THE PROVISION OF COMPANIONSHIP OR FELLOWSHIP.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY EQUALLY TO SERVICES  PROVIDED
BY  HOME  CARE AIDES WHO WORK ON EPISODES OF CARE AS DIRECT EMPLOYEES OF
THE CARE RECIPIENT, CERTIFIED  HOME  HEALTH  AGENCIES,  LONG  TERM  HOME
HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, OR MANAGED CARE PLANS, OR AS EMPLOYEES OF LICENSED
HOME  CARE  SERVICES AGENCIES, LIMITED LICENSED HOME CARE SERVICES AGEN-
CIES, OR UNDER ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENT.
  (B) "UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENT CIRCUMSTANCE" MEANS  AN  UNPREDICTABLE  OR
UNAVOIDABLE OCCURRENCE THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION.
  (C)  "MAXIMUM HOME CARE HOURS" SHALL MEAN A SINGLE SHIFT THAT CONSISTS
OF TWELVE HOURS PER DAY OR MULTIPLE SHIFTS  THAT  IN  COMBINATION  TOTAL
FIFTY HOURS PER WEEK.
  2.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, NO
EMPLOYER SHALL ASSIGN A HOME CARE AIDE TO MORE  THAN  THE  MAXIMUM  HOME
CARE HOURS EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  (B)  ANY  REQUIREMENT  OF A HOME CARE AIDE TO ACCEPT AN ASSIGNMENT FOR
MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM HOME CARE HOURS CONTAINED IN ANY CONTRACT,  AGREE-

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

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