Legislation

* § 196-e. Construction industry reporting pay provisions. 1.
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, an employee
engaged in construction, as defined in subdivision one of section eight
hundred sixty-one-b of this chapter, who by request or permission of an
employer reports for work on any day shall be paid for at least four
hours, or the number of hours in the regularly scheduled shift,
whichever is less, at the employee's promised hourly wage.

2. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, an
employee engaged in construction, as defined in subdivision one of
section eight hundred sixty-one-b of this chapter, who by request or
permission of an employer is scheduled to report for work on any day
shall be paid for two hours at the employee's promised hourly wage when
such scheduled shift is cancelled on less than twelve hours' notice to
the employee. Payments owed to an employee pursuant to this section
shall be deemed wages as defined in this article.

* NB Effective December 8, 2026