assembly Bill A8721A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the employee status of an individual

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to labor
Nov 20, 2019 print number 8721a
Nov 20, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to labor
Oct 25, 2019 referred to labor

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A8721 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6699
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§511, 160 & 651, Lab L; amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A5772, S1999
2023-2024: A2085, S2052

A8721 - Summary

Relates to the employee status of an individual; establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.

A8721 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  8721

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 25, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, COLTON, ORTIZ, MAGNAREL-
  LI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the definition of employ-
  ment

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

  Section  1.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 511 of
the labor law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of  1971,  subpara-
graph  1-a of paragraph (b) as added by chapter 903 of the laws of 1986,
subparagraph 1-b of paragraph (b) as added by chapter 418 of the laws of
2010, subparagraph 1-c of paragraph (b) as added by chapter 558  of  the
laws  of  2013,  and subparagraph 3 of paragraph (b) as added by chapter
668 of the laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) any service under any contract of employment for hire, express  or
implied, written, or oral; and
  (b) (1) ANY SERVICE BY A PERSON PROVIDING LABOR OR SERVICES FOR REMUN-
ERATION  UNLESS THE HIRING ENTITY DEMONSTRATES THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED:
  (I) THE PERSON IS FREE FROM THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION  OF  THE  HIRING
ENTITY  IN  CONNECTION  WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK, BOTH UNDER THE
CONTRACT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK AND IN FACT; AND
  (II) THE PERSON PERFORMS WORK THAT IS OUTSIDE THE USUAL COURSE OF  THE
HIRING ENTITY'S BUSINESS; AND
  (III)  THE  PERSON  IS  CUSTOMARILY ENGAGED IN AN INDEPENDENTLY ESTAB-
LISHED TRADE, OCCUPATION,  OR  BUSINESS  OF  THE  SAME  NATURE  AS  THAT
INVOLVED IN THE WORK PERFORMED.
  (2)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON PROVIDING LABOR OR
SERVICES FOR REMUNERATION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN EMPLOYEE RATHER THAN AN  INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR;
AND
  (C) any service by a person for an employer:

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

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A8721A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6699
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§511, 160 & 651, Lab L; amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A5772, S1999
2023-2024: A2085, S2052

A8721A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the employee status of an individual; establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.

A8721A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 8721--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 25, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, COLTON, ORTIZ, MAGNAREL-
  LI  --  read  once and referred 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 and  the  workers'  compensation  law,  in
  relation to the employee status of an individual

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section  511  of
the  labor  law, as amended by chapter 607 of the laws of 1971, subpara-
graph 1-a of paragraph (b) as added by chapter 903 of the laws of  1986,
subparagraph 1-b of paragraph (b) as added by chapter 418 of the laws of
2010,  subparagraph  1-c of paragraph (b) as added by chapter 558 of the
laws of 2013, and subparagraph 3 of paragraph (b) as  added  by  chapter
668 of the laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows:
  (a)  any service under any contract of employment for hire, express or
implied, written, or oral; and
  (b) (1) ANY SERVICE BY A PERSON PROVIDING LABOR OR SERVICES FOR REMUN-
ERATION UNLESS THE HIRING ENTITY DEMONSTRATES THAT ALL OF THE  FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED:
  (I)  THE  PERSON  IS FREE FROM THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE HIRING
ENTITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK,  BOTH  UNDER  THE
CONTRACT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK AND IN FACT; AND
  (II)  THE PERSON PERFORMS WORK THAT IS OUTSIDE THE USUAL COURSE OF THE
HIRING ENTITY'S BUSINESS; AND
  (III) THE PERSON IS CUSTOMARILY ENGAGED  IN  AN  INDEPENDENTLY  ESTAB-
LISHED  TRADE,  OCCUPATION,  OR  BUSINESS  OF  THE  SAME  NATURE AS THAT
INVOLVED IN THE WORK PERFORMED.
  (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON  PROVIDING  LABOR  OR
SERVICES FOR REMUNERATION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH

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