Assembly Bill A6894A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state equal pay act requiring equal pay for certain male and female employees

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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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2013-A6894 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5592
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190 & 194, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S3737

2013-A6894 - Summary

Enacts the New York State Equal Pay Act requiring equal pay for certain male and female employees.

2013-A6894 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6894

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the New York  state  equal
  pay act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
state equal pay act".
  S  2.  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, EXCEPT THAT FOR ANY ACTION OR CLAIM MADE
PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF  THIS  ARTICLE  IT  SHALL
INCLUDE THE STATE AND ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF, INCLUD-
ING  ANY  STATE AGENCY AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S 3. Section 194 of the labor law is amended by adding two new  subdi-
visions 2 and 3 to read as follows:
  2.  THE  PROHIBITION  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY
WHERE ANY GROUP OR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES OF PREDOMINANTLY ONE SEX ARE PAID
LESS THAN ANY GROUP OR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES OF PREDOMINANTLY THE OPPOSITE
SEX. THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER GROUPS ARE PREDOMINANTLY ONE SEX OR  THE
OTHER  SHALL  BE A QUESTION OF FACT AND SHALL BE DETERMINED ACCORDINGLY.
THERE SHALL BE NO PRESCRIBED MINIMUM PROPORTIONS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AN
ACTION UNDER THIS SECTION OTHER THAN A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF  EMPLOYEES  OF
ONE SEX OR THE OTHER IN ANY GROUP.
  3.  A  PERSON SEEKING TO ENFORCE SUCH LIABILITY, INCLUDING A REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF EMPLOYEES AGGRIEVED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, MAY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10292-01-3

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2013-A6894A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5592
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190 & 194, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S3737

2013-A6894A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York State Equal Pay Act requiring equal pay for certain male and female employees.

2013-A6894A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6894--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. NOLAN, CUSICK, BARRETT, ROSA, JAFFEE, BRONSON,
  MAISEL, ROSENTHAL, SEPULVEDA, GIBSON, MOYA, LAVINE, RIVERA,  ROBINSON,
  COOK,  CAHILL, HOOPER, MILLMAN, BOYLAND, STECK, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN,  FARRELL,  GALEF,  GLICK,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  PERRY,  SOLAGES,  SWEENEY, TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the New York  state  equal
  pay act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
state equal pay act".
  S  2.  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, EXCEPT FOR MAYORAL OR NON-MAYORAL AGEN-
CIES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION  OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
  S  3. Section 194 of the labor law is amended by adding two new subdi-
visions 2 and 3 to read as follows:
  2. THE PROHIBITION IN SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  APPLY
WHERE ANY GROUP OR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES OF PREDOMINANTLY ONE SEX ARE PAID
LESS THAN ANY GROUP OR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES OF PREDOMINANTLY THE OPPOSITE
SEX.  THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER GROUPS ARE PREDOMINANTLY ONE SEX OR THE
OTHER SHALL BE A QUESTION OF FACT AND SHALL BE  DETERMINED  ACCORDINGLY.
THERE SHALL BE NO PRESCRIBED MINIMUM PROPORTIONS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10292-02-3

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