Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Sep 07, 2012 |
signed chap.451 |
Aug 27, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2012 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1427 substituted for s7790 |
Jun 21, 2012 |
substituted by a10785 |
Jun 20, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.1427 |
Jun 18, 2012 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7790
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10785 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 58th Senate District
2011-S7790 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10785
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §193, Lab L
2011-S7790 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7790 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to permitted deductions from wages; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This bill would amend Labor Law § 193 to: (1) establish additional categories of permissible wage deductions that may be taken by employers with the consent of employees; (2) provide for use of wage deductions to recapture overpayments of wages due to clerical or mathematical error or for repayment of advances on wages paid to employees; and (3) enact other provisions with regard to deductions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend Labor Law § 193, subdivision 1 to permit the following: -Wage deductions related to the repayment of advances and loans on wages and wage overpayments; and -new permissible wage deductions, with employee consent, including: -costs associated with discounted mass transit tickets, passes, or user cards; -fitness or health club and/or gym membership dues; -cafeteria, vending machine, and pharmacy purchases made at the employer's place of business, and gift shops run by hospitals, colleges and universities; -tuition, room, board and fees for nursery, primary, secondary and postsecondary education costs; and -daycare, before- and
2011-S7790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7790 I N S E N A T E June 18, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to permitted deductions from wages; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 193 of the labor law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read as follows: 1. No employer shall make any deduction from the wages of an employee, except deductions which: a. are made in accordance with the provisions of any law or any rule or regulation issued by any governmental agency INCLUDING REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER PARAGRAPH C AND PARAGRAPH D OF THIS SUBDIVISION; or b. are expressly authorized in writing by the employee and are for the benefit of the employee[;], provided that such authorization is VOLUN- TARY AND ONLY GIVEN FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY THE EMPLOYEE OF WRITTEN NOTICE OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PAYMENT AND/OR ITS BENEFITS AND THE DETAILS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH DEDUCTIONS WILL BE MADE. WHENEVER THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF THE PAYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTION, OR A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE DEDUCTION OR THE DETAILS IN THE MANNER IN WHICH DEDUCTIONS SHALL BE MADE, THE EMPLOYER SHALL, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, BUT IN EACH CASE BEFORE ANY INCREASED DEDUCTION IS MADE ON THE EMPLOYEE'S BEHALF, NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE PRIOR TO THE IMPLE- MENTATION OF THE CHANGE. SUCH AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE kept on file on the employer's premises FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED BY THE EMPLOYER AND FOR SIX YEARS AFTER SUCH EMPLOYMENT ENDS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EMPLOYEE AUTHORIZATION FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED TO THE EMPLOYER PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. Such authorized deductions shall be limited to payments for: (I) insurance premiums[,] AND PREPAID LEGAL PLANS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.