Assembly Bill A721

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees

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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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2017-A721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S340
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §160-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3397
2011-2012: S672
2013-2014: A3813, S65
2015-2016: A709, S1253
2019-2020: A827

2017-A721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees.

2017-A721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    721
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to overtime pay for employees
   of motor carriers
 
   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 section 160-a to
 read as follows:
   § 160-A. HOURS OF LABOR OF EMPLOYEES OF MOTOR  CARRIERS.  EVERY  MOTOR
 CARRIER SHALL PAY TO ALL EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM THE U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANS-
 PORTATION  MAY PRESCRIBE MAXIMUM HOURS OF WORK FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF
 VEHICLES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31502(B) OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER ACT,
 49 U.S.C. S.31502(B), AN OVERTIME RATE NOT LESS THAN  ONE  AND  ONE-HALF
 TIMES  THE  WORKER'S HOURLY WAGE, FOR EACH HOUR IN EXCESS OF FORTY HOURS
 WORKED IN ANY WEEK, NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  EXEMPTION  OF  SUCH  EMPLOYEES
 PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT 29 U.S.C. 213(B)(1).
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00055-01-7

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