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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Nov 27, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5999
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2013-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Business
2013-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5999 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to enacting the New York fair wage act PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This :bill would require chain--stores in New York-State-to pay wages no lower than a defined living wage - $15 without benefits - indexed to the consumer price index -(CPI) annually. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one states the title of the bill as the "New York fair wage act". Section two provides definitions for "business", "formula retail store", "subcontractors", "employee", "living wage rates" and "benefits". Section three requires formula retail stores shall provide employees an hourly compensation package with a value of no less than the living wage rate per hour. There provisions of this section may be waived by the written terms of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement. Section four requires the state publish and make available to large
2013-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5999 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 27, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT in relation to enacting the New York fair wage act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York fair wage act". S 2. For the purposes of this act, the term: A. "Business" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, associ- ation, trust or any other entity. B. "Formula retail store" means a retail sales establishment which, along with eleven or more other retail sales establishments located in the United States, maintains two or more of the following features: (1) a standardized array of merchandise, a standardized facade, a standard- ized decor and color scheme, a uniform apparel, standardized signage, a trademark; or (2) a servicemark. C. "Subcontractor" means any business that performs services, includ- ing but not limited to janitorial or security services, on the premises of a formula retail store, that holds a sublease or contract authorizing that party to occupy, use, control or do business on the premises of the large retailer, or that performs construction work on premises that are or will be occupied by a large retailer. D. "Employee" includes not only common-law employees of a formula retail store who are regularly employed on or about the premises of a formula retail store, but also persons who regularly work on or about the premises of a formula retail store for the benefit of that retail- er's business, whether they are engaged as a contractor, subcontractor, tenant, subtenant, licensee or sublicensee, or as an employee thereof. Workers who are not common-law employees of a formula retail store shall not be deemed "regularly working" on or about the retailer's premises EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10029-04-3
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