Senate Bill S5981

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to employment agencies, including application for license; procedures; granting of licenses and enforcement of provisions relating thereto

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • 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-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Gen Bus L, generally

2015-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to employment agencies, including application for license; relates to procedures; relates to granting of licenses and enforcement of provisions relating thereto.

2015-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5981 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5981

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  employment
  agencies

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

  Section 1. Section 171 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  12.  "BONA FIDE ORDER" MEANS A WRITTEN ORDER FROM AN EMPLOYER DIRECTED
TO AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY STATING THAT  THE  EMPLOYER  REQUESTS  THAT  THE
EMPLOYMENT  AGENCY REFER ONE OR MORE JOB APPLICANTS FOR A SPECIFIC POSI-
TION OR POSITIONS.  AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY MUST RENEW A  BONA  FIDE  ORDER
AFTER  FORTY-FIVE DAYS IF IT INTENDS TO REFER AN APPLICANT FOR THE POSI-
TION DESCRIBED IN SUCH BONA FIDE ORDER, AND THE EMPLOYMENT  AGENCY  MUST
SPECIFY  ON  THE  BONA  FIDE ORDER THE NAME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER WHO AUTHORIZED THE RENEWAL AND THE  DATE  ON  WHICH
THE  RENEWAL  WAS AUTHORIZED.   THE BONA FIDE ORDER SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A
WRITTEN STATEMENT SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS  OF  EMPLOYMENT
FOR  THE  POSITION  DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER; SUCH WRITTEN STATEMENT SHALL
INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  A. THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYER, ANY "DOING BUSINESS AS" NAMES USED BY THE
EMPLOYER, THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF THE EMPLOYER'S MAIN OFFICE OR  PRINCI-
PAL PLACE OF BUSINESS, AND A MAILING ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT, THE TELEPHONE
NUMBER  OF THE EMPLOYER, PLUS SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER
DEEMS MATERIAL AND NECESSARY;
  B. ADDRESSES OF EMPLOYMENT;
  C. THE HOURS OF WORK PER DAY AND NUMBER OF DAYS PER WEEK TO BE WORKED;
  D. THE RATE OR RATES OF PAY AND BASIS THEREOF,  WHETHER  PAID  BY  THE
HOUR, SHIFT, DAY, WEEK, SALARY, PIECE, COMMISSION, OR OTHER, ALLOWANCES,
IF  ANY,  CLAIMED  AS  PART OF THE MINIMUM WAGE, INCLUDING TIP, MEAL, OR
LODGING ALLOWANCES;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11688-03-5
              

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