| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2026 |
referred to labor |
| Feb 26, 2025 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S5629
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
Actions
2025-S5629 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6948
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §160-a, Lab L
2025-S5629 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5629
SPONSOR: RAMOS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the number of hours which
constitute a work week
PURPOSE:
Provides that 32 hours shall constitute a legal week's work.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: The labor law is amended by adding a new section 160-a.
Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
A 32-hour (four-day) workweek is a triple-dividend reform with social,
2025-S5629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5629
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 26, 2025
___________
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 the number of hours which
constitute a work week
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 160-a to
read as follows:
§ 160-A. HOURS TO CONSTITUTE A WEEK'S WORK. 1. UNLESS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY LAW, FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, EXCEPT THOSE ENGAGED IN FARM WORK
AND THOSE AFFECTED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF
THIS CHAPTER, THIRTY-TWO HOURS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LEGAL WEEK'S WORK.
2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PREVENT AN AGREEMENT FOR OVERWORK AT AN
INCREASED COMPENSATION, EXCEPT UPON WORK BY OR FOR THE STATE OR A MUNIC-
IPAL CORPORATION, OR BY CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS THEREWITH, AND
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10355-01-5
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This should be supported to reduce costs in infrastructure/environment to house employees for work duties, cost to state for facilities & environmental issues linked with such, and reduction in commute related dangers, costs, and environmental impact. Research has proven an increase to productivity and quality of work.