New York A 7874: Relates to the number of hours which constitute a work week

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A07874 Summary:

BILL NOA07874 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRaga

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §160-a, amd §160-a, Lab L

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Lowers the hours which constitute a work week over three years to thirty-hours.

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BILL NOA07874 

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04/11/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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Go to topA07874 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7874

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the number of hours which
 constitute a work week

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 160-a to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 160-a. Hours to constitute a week's work. 1. Notwithstanding any
 4 other provision of law to the contrary, for all employees thirty-eight
 5 hours shall constitute a legal week's work.
 6 2. Where an employee works more than:
 7 (a) eight hours in a single workday, they shall receive compensation
 8 for overtime work at a rate which is at least one and one-half times the
 9 employee's normal wage rate.
 10 (b) twelve hours in a single workday, they shall receive compensation
 11 for overtime work beyond twelve hours for such workday at a rate which
 12 is at least two times the employee's normal wage rate.
 13 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 160-a of the labor law, as added by
 14 section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
 15 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for all
 16 employees [thirty-eight] thirty-six hours shall constitute a legal
 17 week's work.
 18 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 160-a of the labor law, as amended by
 19 section two of this act, is amended to read as follows:
 20 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for all
 21 employees [thirty-six] thirty-four hours shall constitute a legal week's
 22 work.
 23 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 160-a of the labor law, as amended by
 24 section three of this act, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11237-01-5

 A. 7874 2

 1 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for all
 2 employees [thirty-four] thirty-two hours shall constitute a legal week's
 3 work.
 4 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,
 5 section one of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
 6 day after it shall have become a law; provided further, however, section
 7 two of this act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 8 law; provided further, however, section three of this act shall take
 9 effect two years after it shall have become a law; and provided further,
 10 however, section four of this act shall take effect three years after it
 11 shall have become a law.

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