Assembly Bill A5237B

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee"

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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-A5237 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5867
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25-C §§862 - 862-e, amd §511, Lab L; amd §2, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A8997

2013-A5237 - Summary

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee".

2013-A5237 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5237

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to enacting the "New York
  state commercial goods transportation industry fair play act"; and  to
  amend  the workers' compensation law, in relation to the definition of
  employee

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

  Section  1.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new article 25-C to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 25-C
       THE NEW YORK STATE COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
                              FAIR PLAY ACT
SECTION 862. SHORT TITLE.
        862-A. DEFINITIONS.
        862-B. PRESUMPTION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMERCIAL GOODS  TRANS-
               PORTATION INDUSTRY.
        862-C. NOTICE  TO PERSONS RECEIVING REMUNERATION FROM COMMERCIAL
               GOODS TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTORS  AND  COMMERCIAL  GOODS
               TRANSPORTATION SUBCONTRACTORS.
        862-D. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
        862-E. RETALIATION.
  S  862.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
THE "NEW YORK STATE COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY  FAIR  PLAY
ACT".
  S 862-A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTOR" MEANS ANY SOLE PROPRI-
ETOR, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCI-
ATION  OR  OTHER LEGAL ENTITY PERMITTED BY LAW TO DO BUSINESS WITHIN THE
STATE WHO COMPENSATES COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS WHO POSSESSES A  STATE-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00724-01-3

              

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2013-A5237A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5867
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25-C §§862 - 862-e, amd §511, Lab L; amd §2, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A8997

2013-A5237A - Summary

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee".

2013-A5237A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5237--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, ROZIC, GOLDFEDER, PERRY, KELLNER, WEPRIN,
  KAVANAGH,  MILLER,  CLARK, JAFFEE, BROOK-KRASNY, ENGLEBRIGHT, CYMBROW-
  ITZ, COLTON, MILLMAN, BRAUNSTEIN, SIMOTAS, SCHIMEL, ROSENTHAL, ABBATE,
  QUART, AUBRY, SKOUFIS, SCARBOROUGH, MOYA, GIBSON,  BENEDETTO,  ESPINAL
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, HEAST-
  IE,  HEVESI,  JACOBS,  MARKEY,  NOLAN,  O'DONNELL, SEPULVEDA, SWEENEY,
  THIELE, TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Labor  --
  reported  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  enacting  the  "New  York
  state  commercial goods transportation industry fair play act"; and to
  amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the definition  of
  employee

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

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new  article  25-C  to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 25-C
       THE NEW YORK STATE COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
                              FAIR PLAY ACT
SECTION 862. SHORT TITLE.
        862-A. DEFINITIONS.
        862-B. PRESUMPTION  OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANS-
               PORTATION INDUSTRY.
        862-C. NOTICE TO PERSONS RECEIVING REMUNERATION FROM  COMMERCIAL
               GOODS  TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTORS  AND  COMMERCIAL GOODS
               TRANSPORTATION SUBCONTRACTORS.
        862-D. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
        862-E. RETALIATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00724-02-3
              

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A5237B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5867
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25-C §§862 - 862-e, amd §511, Lab L; amd §2, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A8997

2013-A5237B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee".

2013-A5237B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5237--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, ROZIC, GOLDFEDER, PERRY, KELLNER, WEPRIN,
  KAVANAGH,  MILLER,  CLARK, JAFFEE, BROOK-KRASNY, ENGLEBRIGHT, CYMBROW-
  ITZ, COLTON, MILLMAN, BRAUNSTEIN, SIMOTAS, SCHIMEL, ROSENTHAL, ABBATE,
  QUART, AUBRY, SKOUFIS, SCARBOROUGH, MOYA, GIBSON,  BENEDETTO,  ESPINAL
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, HEAST-
  IE,  HEVESI,  JACOBS,  MARKEY,  NOLAN,  O'DONNELL, SEPULVEDA, SWEENEY,
  THIELE, TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Labor  --
  reported  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to enacting the "New York
  state commercial goods transportation industry fair play act"; and  to
  amend  the workers' compensation law, in relation to the definition of
  employee

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

  Section  1.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new article 25-C to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 25-C
       THE NEW YORK STATE COMMERCIAL GOODS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
                              FAIR PLAY ACT
SECTION 862. SHORT TITLE.
        862-A. DEFINITIONS.
        862-B. PRESUMPTION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMERCIAL GOODS  TRANS-
               PORTATION INDUSTRY.
        862-C. NOTICE  TO PERSONS RECEIVING REMUNERATION FROM COMMERCIAL
               GOODS TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTORS  AND  COMMERCIAL  GOODS
               TRANSPORTATION SUBCONTRACTORS.
        862-D. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00724-04-3
              

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