Assembly Bill A6236

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes outside captive salespersons within the definition of an "employee"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6236 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §651, Lab L

2023-A6236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes outside captive salespersons within the definition of an "employee".

2023-A6236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6236
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the definition of "employ-
   ee" for the purpose of the minimum wage act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 481 of the laws of 2010, the opening paragraph as amended  by
 chapter 105 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   5. "Employee" includes any individual employed or permitted to work by
 an  employer in any occupation, but shall not include any individual who
 is employed or permitted to work: (a) on a casual basis in service as  a
 part  time  baby  sitter in the home of the employer; (b) in a bona fide
 executive, administrative, or professional capacity; (c) as  an  outside
 [salesman]  SALESPERSON IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS NOT CONTRACTUALLY BOUND TO
 ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY AS A CAPTIVE  SALESPERSON,
 SOLICITOR,  AGENT,  VENDOR,  OR  OTHER  REPRESENTATIVE;  (d) as a driver
 engaged in operating a taxicab; (e) as a volunteer, learner  or  appren-
 tice by a corporation, unincorporated association, community chest, fund
 or foundation organized and operated exclusively for religious, charita-
 ble or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures
 to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; (f) as a member
 of  a  religious  order, or as a duly ordained, commissioned or licensed
 minister, priest or rabbi, or as a sexton, or  as  a  christian  science
 reader;  (g) in or for such a religious or charitable institution, which
 work is incidental to or in return for  charitable  aid  conferred  upon
 such  individual  and  not under any express contract of hire; (h) in or
 for such a religious, educational  or  charitable  institution  if  such
 individual  is a student; (i) in or for such a religious, educational or
 charitable institution if the earning capacity  of  such  individual  is
 impaired by age or by physical or mental deficiency or injury; (j) in or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10285-01-3
              

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