Senate Bill S6240

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes local wage enforcement authority in the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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-S6240 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §665 to be §669, add §§665 & 666, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S3952

2023-S6240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes local wage enforcement authority in the city of New York; authorizes the city of New York to establish a minimum wage that is higher than the statewide minimum wage.

2023-S6240 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6240
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- 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  establishing  local  wage
   enforcement authority in the city of New York and authorizing the city
   of New York to establish a minimum wage that is higher than the state-
   wide minimum wage
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 665 of the labor law is renumbered section 669 and
 two new sections 665 and 666 are added to read as follows:
   § 665. LOCAL WAGE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. A CITY WITH A  POPULATION  OF
 ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,  ACTING THROUGH ITS COMPTROLLER, MAY ENFORCE AND
 INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF THE  STATE  MINIMUM  WAGE,  OTHER  STATE  WAGE
 REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY OTHER LOCAL
 LAW, ORDINANCE, OR REGULATION REQUIRING PAYMENT OF  A  MINIMUM  WAGE  OR
 COMPENSATION, OR ESTABLISHING A LABOR STANDARD FOR WORK PERFORMED WITHIN
 THE  CITY'S GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO
 ADOPT FURTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS,  REMEDIES,  PENALTIES,  AND  OTHER
 IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONER OF CONSUM-
 ER  AND WORKER PROTECTION OF SUCH A CITY OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO SUCH OFFICE
 MAY ALSO ENFORCE AND INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS OF THE  STATE  MINIMUM  WAGE
 AND  OTHER  STATE WAGE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
 IN THE COURSE OF ENFORCING OTHER LAWS THAT SUCH COMMISSIONER IS  CHARGED
 WITH  ENFORCING  AND  MAY  ORDER  ANY  AUTHORIZED REMEDIES OR PENALTIES.
 PROVIDED, FURTHER, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT THE AUTHORITY  OF
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO ENFORCE THE
 STATE MINIMUM WAGE AND OTHER STATE WAGE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED  PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER LAW WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF
 A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE OR ELSEWHERE.
   §  666.  LOCAL WAGE REGULATION AUTHORITY.  A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
 ONE MILLION OR MORE MAY ENACT  LOCAL  LAWS,  ORDINANCES  OR  REGULATIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08996-01-3

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