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Feb 06, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S6413
2011-2012 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9148
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§651 & 652, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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A38
2011-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6413 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage and making technical corrections relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill proposes to raise the statutory minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2013 and thereafter. Further, on each January 1st thereafter, the wage rate shall be indexed to reflect the rate of inflation. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Labor Law section 651 to require the state,. local governments or political subdivisions thereof, to pay their employees the statutory minimum wage under article nineteen of the Labor Law. Section 2: This provision makes a conforming change to the definition of "employer" in section 651 to include a state or municipal government or a political subdivision thereof. Section 3: Amends subdivisions 1, 4 and 5 of Labor Law section 652 to
2011-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6413 I N S E N A T E February 6, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 minimum wage and making technical corrections relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (n) of 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: (n) by [a] THE federal[, state or municipal] government [or political subdivision thereof]. The exclusions from the term "employee" contained in this subdivision shall be as defined by regulations of the commis- sioner; or S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 6. "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, legal represen- tative, STATE OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, or any organized group of persons acting as employer. S 3. Subdivisions 1, 4 and 5 of section 652 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 2004, are amended to read as follows: 1. Statutory. Every employer shall pay to each of its employees for each hour worked a wage of not less than: $4.25 on and after April 1, 1991, $5.15 on and after March 31, 2000, $6.00 on and after January 1, 2005, $6.75 on and after January 1, 2006, $7.15 on and after January 1, 2007, $8.50 ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2013 AND ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2014 AND ON EACH FOLLOWING JANUARY FIRST, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CALCULATE AND ESTABLISH AN ADJUSTED MINIMUM WAGE RATE BY INCREASING THE THEN CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE RATE BY THE RATE OF INFLATION FOR THE MOST RECENT TWELVE MONTH PERIOD AVAILABLE PRIOR TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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