BILL NUMBER: S6525

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to including Stewart Interna-
tional Airport in the definition of covered airport location for the
purposes of minimum wage rates

 
PURPOSE:

To include the Stewart International Airport in the definition of
covered airport location for the purposes of minimum wage rates

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 of section 696-a of the labor law to
include Stewart International Airport in the definition of "covered
airport location."

Section 2: Effective date.
              

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation will include the workforce of Stewart International
Airport in the Healthy Terminals Act. This bill would help reduce turn-
over and enhance health and safety among the workers at Stewart Interna-
tional Airport by requiring that such covered airport workers receive
prevailing wage consistent with Article 9 of the Labor Law, thus provid-
ing for a stronger, more developed and trained workforce that may help
protect and secure these critical locations. As a result, these workers
would receive wages and fringe benefits, including health care, based on
their job classification and region, in turn reducing their reliance on
tax-payer funded programs in order to survive. The necessity for this
type of legislation has never been more significant than in light of our
current health crisis. After working on the frontlines of the COVID-19
crisis, many of these workers cannot get health insurance through their
jobs or have been left with no coverage at all during this unprecedented
time.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.