Assembly Bill A1710A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers

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2023-A1710 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5567
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§196-d, 651, 652 & 653, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8406
2021-2022: A10203, S808

2023-A1710 - Summary

Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers.

2023-A1710 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1710
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  EPSTEIN,  KELLES,  CLARK,
   DE LOS SANTOS, CRUZ, GALLAGHER  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to providing for minimum wage
   requirements  for  miscellaneous industry workers and establishing the
   restaurant and restaurant worker recovery loan program; to  amend  the
   state  finance  law,  in  relation  to establishing the restaurant and
   restaurant worker recovery fund; making an appropriation therefor; and
   to provide for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of
 the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
   §  196-d. Gratuities. No employer or his OR HER agent or an officer or
 agent of any corporation, or any other person shall  demand  or  accept,
 directly  or  indirectly,  any  part  of  the gratuities, received by an
 employee, or retain any part of a gratuity or of any charge purported to
 be a gratuity for an employee. This provision shall  not  apply  to  the
 checking  of  hats,  coats or other apparel. Nothing in this subdivision
 shall be construed as affecting the allowances from the minimum wage for
 gratuities in the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of
 article  nineteen  of  this  chapter  nor  as  affecting  practices   in
 connection  with  banquets  and  other  special  functions where a fixed
 percentage of the patron's  bill  is  added  for  gratuities  which  are
 distributed to employees, nor to the sharing of tips by a waiter [with a
 busboy or similar employee] WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES.
   §  2. Section 651 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 10 to read as follows:
   10. "MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRY WORKER" MEANS ANY EMPLOYEE COVERED BY  THE
 MINIMUM WAGE ORDER FOR MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS PURSUANT
 TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF 12 NYCRR PART 142, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06920-01-3
              

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2023-A1710A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5567
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§196-d, 651, 652 & 653, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8406
2021-2022: A10203, S808

2023-A1710A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers.

2023-A1710A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1710--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  EPSTEIN,  KELLES,  CLARK,
   DE LOS SANTOS, CRUZ, GALLAGHER, ARDILA, BURGOS, BURDICK, SIMON, SEPTI-
   MO, SHIMSKY, RAGA, BORES, SHRESTHA, CUNNINGHAM, ROZIC, BICHOTTE HERME-
   LYN, SIMONE, TAYLOR, K. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, AUBRY,  LEVENBERG,  CARROLL,
   RIVERA,  ANDERSON,  FORREST, MAMDANI, COLTON, RAMOS, JOYNER, L. ROSEN-
   THAL, ALVAREZ, WALLACE -- 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, in relation to providing for minimum wage
   requirements for miscellaneous industry workers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 196-d of the labor law, as added by chapter 1007 of
 the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
   § 196-d. Gratuities. No employer or [his] THEIR agent or an officer or
 agent  of  any  corporation, or any other person shall demand or accept,
 directly or indirectly, any part  of  the  gratuities,  received  by  an
 employee, or retain any part of a gratuity or of any charge purported to
 be  a  gratuity  for  an employee. This provision shall not apply to the
 checking of hats, coats or other apparel. Nothing  in  this  subdivision
 shall be construed as affecting the allowances from the minimum wage for
 gratuities in the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of
 article   nineteen  of  this  chapter  nor  as  affecting  practices  in
 connection with banquets and  other  special  functions  where  a  fixed
 percentage  of  the  patron's  bill  is  added  for gratuities which are
 distributed to employees, nor to the sharing of tips by a waiter, IF THE
 EMPLOYER TAKES A CREDIT FOR GRATUITIES AS PERMITTED BY  SUBDIVISION  TWO
 OF  SECTION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER with a busboy or simi-
 lar employee, OR, IF THE EMPLOYER DOES NOT TAKE A CREDIT FOR  GRATUITIES
 AS PERMITTED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS
 CHAPTER, WITH ANY OTHER NON-MANAGERIAL AND NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06920-06-3
              

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