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Jan 22, 2021 | referred to labor |
senate Bill S2690
Sponsored By
George M. Borrello
(R, C, IP, LIBT) 57th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 52nd Senate District
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C, IP) 59th Senate District
Pamela Helming
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Daphne Jordan
(R, C, IP, RFM) 43rd Senate District
S2690 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3822
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §674-a, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S8944, A11034
S2690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2690 SPONSOR: BORRELLO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the farm laborers wage board PURPOSE: To delay provisions in the Farm Workers Fair Labor Practices Act relat- ing to the overtime Wage Board in order to provide a more accurate picture of the impact that the provisions of the law have had on our agriculture industry. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The legislation makes several changes to section 674-a of Labor Law including: -Requiring the Wage Board to consult with agricultural employers and
S2690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2690 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, AKSHAR, GALLIVAN, HELMING, JORDAN, O'MARA, ORTT, SERINO -- 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 farm laborers wage board THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 674-a of the labor law, as added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: § 674-a. Farm laborers wage board. 1. Wage board. The commissioner shall hereby convene a farm laborers wage board. The wage board shall be comprised of three members: one representative of the farm bureau, one representative of the New York State AFL-CIO and one member appointed by the commissioner, who shall be selected from the general public and designated as chairperson. The wage board shall hold its first hearing no later than March first, two thousand twenty. The members of the board shall not receive a salary or other compensation, but shall be paid actual and necessary traveling expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties. 2. Organization. Two-thirds of the members of the board shall consti- tute a quorum. The chairperson may from time to time formulate rules governing the manner in which the wage board shall function and perform its duties under this article. 3. Powers. The wage board shall have power to conduct public hearings. The board [may] SHALL also consult with agricultural employers and farm laborers, and their respective representatives, in the occupation or occupations involved, and with such other persons, including the commis- sioner and the commissioner of agriculture and markets, THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY, as it shall determine. The board shall also have power to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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