Assembly Bill A3956

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of labor to establish the form and content for contracts for the employment of domestic workers

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  • 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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2015-A3956 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-g, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1384
2011-2012: A4845
2013-2014: A5239
2017-2018: A6846
2019-2020: A2103
2021-2022: A3850

2015-A3956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of labor to establish the form and content for contracts for the employment of domestic workers; requires all contracts for such employment to comply with such form and content.

2015-A3956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3956

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a contract
  for the employment of domestic workers

  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 201-g to
read as follows:
  S 201-G. DOMESTIC WORKER CONTRACTS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTAB-
LISH  THE  FORM  AND CONTENT OF CONTRACTS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF DOMESTIC
WORKERS. EVERY SUCH CONTRACT SHALL INCLUDE:
  A. A DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYMENT AND THE DUTIES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO
BE PERFORMED IN THE COURSE OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT;
  B. THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK;
  C. PROVISIONS FOR VACATION, HOLIDAY, PERSONAL AND SICK LEAVE;
  D. THE RATE OF WAGES PAID FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT; AND
  E. CONSENT TO WORK OVERTIME.
  2. NO PERSON SHALL EMPLOY ANY DOMESTIC WORKER UNLESS SUCH  PERSON  HAS
ENTERED INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT, MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION, WITH EACH DOMESTIC WORKER EMPLOYED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04794-01-5

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