Senate Bill S6694A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to split shifts and minimum wage

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Current 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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2025-S6694 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1000
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §652, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6861
2015-2016: A736
2017-2018: A2617
2019-2020: S7096, A370
2021-2022: S1996, A3053
2023-2024: S2053, A4357

2025-S6694 - Summary

Authorizes minimum wage to be paid for all time in excess of one hour in which an employee is not at work during a split shift.

2025-S6694 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6694 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6694
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 split shifts  and  minimum
   wage
 
   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. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, MINIMUM
 WAGE  SHALL  BE  PAID  FOR  ALL  TIME  IN EXCESS OF ONE HOUR IN WHICH AN
 EMPLOYEE IS NOT AT WORK DURING A SPLIT SHIFT  AND  SUCH  TIME  SHALL  BE
 CONSIDERED AN HOUR WORKED BY SAID EMPLOYEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02523-01-5

2025-S6694A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1000
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §652, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6861
2015-2016: A736
2017-2018: A2617
2019-2020: S7096, A370
2021-2022: S1996, A3053
2023-2024: S2053, A4357

2025-S6694A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes minimum wage to be paid for all time in excess of one hour in which an employee is not at work during a split shift.

2025-S6694A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6694A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6694--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  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 split shifts and minimum
   wage

   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. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  EVERY
 EMPLOYER  SHALL  PAY  TO EACH OF ITS EMPLOYEES NOT LESS THAN THE MINIMUM
 WAGE FOR ALL TIME IN EXCESS OF ONE HOUR IN WHICH AN EMPLOYEE IS  NOT  AT
 WORK  DURING  A  SPLIT  SHIFT  AND SUCH TIME SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN HOUR
 WORKED BY SAID EMPLOYEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02523-03-5

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