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Senate Bill S2890
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 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
2015-S2890 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง220, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S4692
2015-S2890 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2890 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the payment of prevailing wage supplements PURPOSE: To prevent fraud and abuse in the payment of prevailing wage supplements. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Provides that prevailing wage supplements shall not be paid in the form of cash. Section 2: Effective Date. EXISTING LAW: Currently, any portion or all of the prevailing wage supplement obligations of a contractor or subcontractor may be satisfied by paying workers in cash with their regularly weekly wages. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2890 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- 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 payment of prevailing wage supplements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 220 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 752 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows: b. "Supplements," for the intents and purposes of this article, means all remuneration for employment paid in any medium other than cash, or reimbursement for expenses, or any payments which are not "wages" within the meaning of the law, including, but not limited to, health, welfare, non-occupational disability, retirement, vacation benefits, holiday pay, life insurance, and apprenticeship training. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, ALL SUPPLEMENTS PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PAID IN THE FORM OF A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT, AND UNDER NO CIRCUM- STANCE SHALL SUCH SUPPLEMENTS BE PAID IN THE FORM OF CASH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to prevailing wage supplements accru- ing on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04662-01-5
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