Assembly Bill A5419

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to minimum wage order increases

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A5419 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§652, 654, 655 & 656, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8022
2017-2018: A4727
2019-2020: A3542
2021-2022: A5063

2023-A5419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires legislative approval of minimum wage increases promulgated through wage orders.

2023-A5419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5419
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, GOODELL, BRABENEC, DiPIETRO,
   J. M. GIGLIO, LEMONDES, MORINELLO, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
   of  A.    BLANKENBUSH, BYRNES, DeSTEFANO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND, HAWLEY,
   MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MILLER, RA,  REILLY,  WALSH  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Labor

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law,  in  relation to minimum wage order
   increases
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  652  of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. NEW WAGE ORDERS. NO NEW MINIMUM WAGE ORDER OR  MODIFICATION  OF  AN
 EXISTING  WAGE ORDER ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES  THE  WAGE  INCREASE
 CONTAINED WITHIN SUCH ORDER.
   § 2. Section 654 of the labor law, as added by chapter 619 of the laws
 of 1960, is amended to read as follows:
   §  654.  Basis  of  changes in minimum wage.   In establishing minimum
 wages and regulations for any occupation or occupations pursuant to  the
 provisions of the following sections of this article, the wage board and
 the  commissioner  shall  consider  the  amount  sufficient  to  provide
 adequate maintenance and to protect health and, in  addition,  the  wage
 board and the commissioner shall consider the value of the work or clas-
 sification  of  work performed, and the wages paid in the state for work
 of like or comparable character.   FURTHER, THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  USE
 EXISTING  EMPLOYMENT  DATA TO PREPARE AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE AGGRE-
 GATE COST INCURRED BY BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE  OF  NEW  YORK
 FOR SUCH AN INCREASE.
   §  3. Subdivision 4 of section 655 of the labor law, as added by chap-
 ter 619 of the laws of 1960, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08479-01-3
 A. 5419                             2
              

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