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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Apr 28, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S5016
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S5016 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §651, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S1534
2015-S5016 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5016 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the definition of "employee" for the purpose of the minimum wage act PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prevent employers from denying individuals due compensation, benefits, leave, training, supervision, access to facilities, or other rights and privileges due to improper classification of employees as independent contractors. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 requires that "captive" representatives, those under a contract or other binding obligation to sell products for one and only one firm, be included in the New York State definition of an employee. This is done by retaining the exclusion of outside salespeople from the definition of employee only when such individuals are under a non-captive agreement. Section 2 effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S5016 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5016 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 definition of "employ- ee" for the purpose of the minimum wage act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 5. "Employee" includes any individual employed or permitted to work by an employer in any occupation, but shall not include any individual who is employed or permitted to work: (a) on a casual basis in service as a part time baby sitter in the home of the employer; (b) in labor on a farm; (c) in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity; (d) as an outside [salesman] SALESPERSON IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS NOT CONTRACTUALLY BOUND TO ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY AS A CAPTIVE SALESPERSON, SOLICITOR, AGENT, VENDOR, OR OTHER REPRESEN- TATIVE; (e) as a driver engaged in operating a taxicab; (f) as a volun- teer, learner or apprentice by a corporation, unincorporated associ- ation, community chest, fund or foundation organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private share- holder or individual; (g) as a member of a religious order, or as a duly ordained, commissioned or licensed minister, priest or rabbi, or as a sexton, or as a christian science reader; (h) in or for such a religious or charitable institution, which work is incidental to or in return for charitable aid conferred upon such individual and not under any express contract of hire; (i) in or for such a religious, educational or chari- table institution if such individual is a student; (j) in or for such a religious, educational or charitable institution if the earning capacity of such individual is impaired by age or by physical or mental deficien- cy or injury; (k) in or for a summer camp or conference of such a reli- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08488-02-5
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