New York A 2696: Relates to minimum wage requirements for public employees

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A02696 Summary:

BILL NOA02696 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRajkumar

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §651, Lab L

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Requires minimum wage for state and municipal employees.

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BILL NOA02696 

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01/22/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2696

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring minimum wage for
 public employees

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (h), (i) and (m) of the opening paragraph of
 2 subdivision 5 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 391
 3 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
 4 (h) in or for such a religious, educational or charitable institution
 5 if such individual is a student, provided that this exception shall not
 6 apply to a public educational institution; (i) in or for such a reli-
 7 gious, educational or charitable institution if the earning capacity of
 8 such individual is impaired by age or by physical or mental deficiency
 9 or injury, provided that this exception shall not apply to a public
 10 educational institution;
 11 (m) by [a] the federal[, state or municipal] government [or political
 12 subdivision thereof];
 13 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by
 14 chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
 15 6. "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association,
 16 corporation, limited liability company, business trust, legal represen-
 17 tative, state or local government, or any organized group of persons
 18 acting as employer.
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03146-01-5

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