Assembly Bill A10132

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to 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-A10132 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7823
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3390, S4402

2013-A10132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of employee in reference to professional musicians and those engaged in the performing arts.

2013-A10132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10132

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Titone) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law,  relating  to  the  defi-
  nition of employee

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

  Section 1. The fourth  undesignated  paragraph  of  subdivision  4  of
section  2  of the workers' compensation law, as added by chapter 903 of
the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
  "Employee" shall also mean, for purposes of this chapter ONLY, AND NOT
FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OR STATUTE  DEPENDENT  UPON  THE
DEFINITION  OF  EMPLOYEE,  a professional musician or a person otherwise
engaged in the performing arts who performs services as such for a tele-
vision or radio station or network, a film production, a theatre, hotel,
restaurant, night club  or  similar  establishment  unless,  by  written
contract,  such  musician  or  person is stipulated to be an employee of
another employer covered by this chapter, OR EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT
OF COVERAGE BECAUSE THE MUSICIAN OR PERSON IS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF  A
CORPORATION  WHO  IS  DEEMED EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER PARAGRAPHS (C)
AND E  OF  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION  FIFTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.
"Engaged  in  the  performing  arts"  shall  mean  performing service in
connection with the production of or performance in any artistic endeav-
or which requires artistic or technical skill or expertise.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
cases,  matters  or  proceedings pending on such date, or which have not
been finally adjudicated on such date or  commenced  on  or  after  such
date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15565-01-4

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