Senate Bill S52A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations

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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-S52 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A261
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §652, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7940, A10191
2017-2018: S71, A1518
2019-2020: S476, A312
2021-2022: S3978, A461
2023-2024: S2479, A1434

2015-S52 - Summary

Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations.

2015-S52 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S52 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   52

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS -- 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 providing more predictable
  and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations

  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. AN EMPLOYER SHALL PAY AN EMPLOYEE:
  (A)  FOR AT LEAST FOUR HOURS AT THE BASIC MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE FOR EACH
DAY ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS FOR WORK UNDER  SPECIFIC  INSTRUCTIONS
BUT IS GIVEN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS OF WORK, EXCEPT THAT IF THE EMPLOYEE'S
REGULARLY  SCHEDULED  SHIFT IS LESS THAN FOUR HOURS, SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL
BE PAID FOR THE EMPLOYEE'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED HOURS  FOR  THAT  DAY  IF
GIVEN LESS THAN THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED HOURS OF WORK; AND
  (B)  FOR AT LEAST FOUR HOURS AT THE BASIC MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE FOR EACH
DAY THE EMPLOYEE IS GIVEN SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT  THE  EMPLOY-
EE'S  EMPLOYER, OR WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY THE EMPLOYER, LESS THAN TWEN-
TY-FOUR HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE START OF THE  POTENTIAL  WORK  SHIFT  TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THE EMPLOYEE MUST REPORT TO WORK FOR SUCH SHIFT.
  S  2. Notwithstanding subdivision 7 of section 652 of the labor law, a
modification of part 142-2.3 of title 12 of the New  York  state  codes,
rules and regulations pursuant to subdivision 7 of such section shall be
made  by  wage  order promulgated by the commissioner of labor without a
public hearing, and without reference to a wage board, and shall  become
effective sixty days after the effective date of such section.
  S  3.  If any provision of article 19 of the labor law or the applica-
tion thereof to any person, employer, occupation or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of  the  article  and  the  application  of  such

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

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2015-S52A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A261
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §652, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7940, A10191
2017-2018: S71, A1518
2019-2020: S476, A312
2021-2022: S3978, A461
2023-2024: S2479, A1434

2015-S52A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations.

2015-S52A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S52A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  52--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to providing more predictable
  and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations

  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.  AN  EMPLOYER WHO OPERATES THIRTY OR MORE ESTABLISHMENTS NATIONWIDE
SHALL PAY AN EMPLOYEE:
  (A) FOR AT LEAST FOUR HOURS AT THE BASIC MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE FOR  EACH
DAY  ON  WHICH THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS FOR WORK UNDER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
BUT IS GIVEN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS OF WORK, EXCEPT THAT IF THE EMPLOYEE'S
REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT IS LESS THAN FOUR HOURS, SUCH  EMPLOYEE  SHALL
BE  PAID  FOR  THE  EMPLOYEE'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED HOURS FOR THAT DAY IF
GIVEN LESS THAN THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED HOURS OF WORK; AND
  (B) FOR AT LEAST FOUR HOURS AT THE BASIC MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE FOR  EACH
DAY  THE  EMPLOYEE IS GIVEN SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT THE EMPLOY-
EE'S EMPLOYER, OR WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY THE EMPLOYER, LESS THAN  TWEN-
TY-FOUR  HOURS  IN  ADVANCE  OF THE START OF THE POTENTIAL WORK SHIFT TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THE EMPLOYEE MUST REPORT TO WORK FOR SUCH SHIFT.
  (C) NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY TO  ANY  EMPLOYER  WHO  IS
SUBJECT  TO A HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WAGE ORDER PROMULGATED BY THE DEPART-
MENT, UNLESS THE EMPLOYER IS ALSO SUBJECT TO  A  FAST  FOOD  WAGE  ORDER
PROMULGATED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED BY 18 NYCRR
PART 146.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01498-04-5
              

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