| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 |
print number 1663a |
| Mar 25, 2022 |
amend and recommit to labor |
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to labor |
| Jan 14, 2021 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S1663A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2021-S1663 - Details
2021-S1663 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1663
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to farm worker meal and lodg-
ing minimum wage credits
PURPOSE:
To increase the farm worker meal and lodging minimum wage credit to
better reflect the rate of inflation
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 673 of the labor law to add a new subdivision
3.
Section 2: Effective date.
2021-S1663 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1663
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, GALLIVAN -- 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 farm worker meal and lodg-
ing minimum wage credits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 673 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. MEALS, LODGING AND UTILITIES ALLOWANCES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE VALUES MAY BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE,
AND SHALL BE ANNUALLY ADJUSTED TO REFLECT AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF
COST OF LIVING, AS DETERMINED BY THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT CALCULA-
TOR, IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROVIDED TO THE EMPLOYEE:
A. MEALS. EMPLOYEES MAY BE CHARGED $2.97 PER MEAL ON OR AFTER JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE. NO ALLOWANCE FOR MEALS SHALL BE CONSID-
ERED AS PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE IF A MIGRANT SEASONAL EMPLOYEE EARNS
LESS THAN $441.01 IN A TWO-WEEK PERIOD ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, OTHER THAN BY REASON OF VOLUNTARY ABSENCE.
B. LODGING AND UTILITIES. (1) MIGRANT SEASONAL EMPLOYEES. NO ALLOWANCE
FOR LODGING OR UTILITIES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE
FOR A MIGRANT SEASONAL EMPLOYEE. (2) ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. ALL OTHER
EMPLOYEES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE
CHARGED $33.12 PER WEEK ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
TY-ONE PER EMPLOYEE FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY OR $22.12 PER WEEK ON AND AFTER
JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE PER EMPLOYEE FOR MULTIPLE OCCU-
PANCY. WHEN A HOUSE OR APARTMENT AND UTILITIES ARE FURNISHED BY AN
EMPLOYER TO AN EMPLOYEE, A FAIR AND REASONABLE AMOUNT MAY BE ALLOWED FOR
SUCH FACILITIES, WHICH AMOUNT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF EITHER THE
REASONABLE VALUE OF COMPARABLE FACILITIES IN THE LOCALITY, OR $8.74 A
DAY ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE FOR AN INDIVID-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2021-S1663A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1663A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1663A
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to farm worker meal and lodg-
ing minimum wage credits
PURPOSE:
To increase the farm worker meal and lodging minimum wage credit to
better reflect the rate of inflation.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 673 of the labor law to add a new subdivision
3, which adds meals, lodging, and utilities as items that may be consid-
ered part of the minimum wage rate and shall be annually adjusted to
reflect an increase in the rate of the cost of living, as determined by
the cost-of-living adjustment calculator if provided to the employee.
Various exceptions made for migrant seasonal employees.
2021-S1663A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1663--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, O'MARA -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accord-
ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to farm worker meal and lodg-
ing minimum wage credits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 673 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. MEALS, LODGING AND UTILITIES ALLOWANCES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE VALUES MAY BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE,
AND SHALL BE ANNUALLY ADJUSTED TO REFLECT AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF
COST OF LIVING, AS DETERMINED BY THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT CALCULA-
TOR, IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROVIDED TO THE EMPLOYEE:
A. MEALS. EMPLOYEES MAY BE CHARGED $2.97 PER MEAL ON OR AFTER JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO. NO ALLOWANCE FOR MEALS SHALL BE CONSID-
ERED AS PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE IF A MIGRANT SEASONAL EMPLOYEE EARNS
LESS THAN $441.01 IN A TWO-WEEK PERIOD ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, OTHER THAN BY REASON OF VOLUNTARY ABSENCE.
B. LODGING AND UTILITIES. (1) MIGRANT SEASONAL EMPLOYEES. NO ALLOWANCE
FOR LODGING OR UTILITIES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE
FOR A MIGRANT SEASONAL EMPLOYEE. (2) ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. ALL OTHER
EMPLOYEES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY BE
CHARGED $33.12 PER WEEK ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
TY-TWO PER EMPLOYEE FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY OR $22.12 PER WEEK ON AND AFTER
JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO PER EMPLOYEE FOR MULTIPLE OCCU-
PANCY. WHEN A HOUSE OR APARTMENT AND UTILITIES ARE FURNISHED BY AN
EMPLOYER TO AN EMPLOYEE, A FAIR AND REASONABLE AMOUNT MAY BE ALLOWED FOR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05853-02-2
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