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Assembly Bill A7097B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of wage payment provisions

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2025-A7097 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6820
2017-2018: A802
2019-2020: A3284
2021-2022: A6829
2023-2024: A1924

2025-A7097 - Summary

Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of wage payment provisions; includes municipal corporations, public benefit corporations and public authorities in the definition of "employer".

2025-A7097 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7097
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including  public  employ-
   ment in wage payment provisions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 190 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  "Employer"  includes  any  person,  corporation, limited liability
 company, or association employing  any  individual  in  any  occupation,
 industry,  trade,  business  or service. The term "employer" shall [not]
 include  [a  governmental  agency]  COUNTIES,  TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS, AND ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS OR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10569-01-5

2025-A7097A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6820
2017-2018: A802
2019-2020: A3284
2021-2022: A6829
2023-2024: A1924

2025-A7097A - Summary

Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of wage payment provisions; includes municipal corporations, public benefit corporations and public authorities in the definition of "employer".

2025-A7097A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7097--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- 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 including public employ-
   ment in wage payment provisions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 190 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   3. "Employer" includes [any  person,  corporation,  limited  liability
 company,  or  association  employing  any  individual in any occupation,
 industry, trade, business or service.  The  term  "employer"  shall  not
 include   a  governmental  agency]  COUNTIES,  TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS, AND ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES,
 EMPLOYING ANY INDIVIDUAL IN ANY OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, TRADE, BUSINESS OR
 SERVICE.  THE  TERM "EMPLOYER" SHALL APPLY ONLY TO PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOY-
 ERS, INCLUDING ALL LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, AND SHALL NOT  INCLUDE  PRIVATE
 SECTOR EMPLOYERS OR ENTITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10569-02-5

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2025-A7097B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6820
2017-2018: A802
2019-2020: A3284
2021-2022: A6829
2023-2024: A1924

2025-A7097B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of wage payment provisions; includes municipal corporations, public benefit corporations and public authorities in the definition of "employer".

2025-A7097B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7097--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
   reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including public employers
   in wage payment provisions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 190 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  "Employer" includes any person, corporation, INCLUDING A MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION OR PUBLIC BENEFIT  CORPORATION,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY,  limited
 liability  company, or association employing any individual in any occu-
 pation, industry, trade, business or service. The term "employer"  shall
 not include a STATE governmental agency.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10569-04-5

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