New York A 9134: Extends the authority and oversight of wage boards to include benefits and working conditions and changes the reference to such boards as workers' boards

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A09134 Summary:

BILL NOA09134 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08474

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRValdez

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Lab L, generally

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Extends the authority and oversight of wage boards to include the consideration of minimum standards for benefits and working conditions; changes the reference to such boards as workers' boards.

Go to top A09134 Actions:

BILL NOA09134 

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09/26/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9134

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to extending the authority
 and oversight of wage boards to include benefits and working condi-
 tions and changes the reference to such boards as workers' boards

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares
 2 that:
 3 1. For significant periods in our history, employers have demonstrated
 4 that they can partner with employees to ensure the provision of wages
 5 and conditions employees need to succeed in their work and achieve
 6 economic security.
 7 2. In 1960, the state adopted a minimum wage, which has served as a
 8 wage floor that has substantially increased well-being for many workers
 9 throughout the state.
 10 3. Since its initial adoption, the economy and the workforce have
 11 shifted and evolved in ways that require augmenting the minimum wage act
 12 to ensure that workers can provide for themselves and their families.
 13 4. Many employers have adapted to their employees' changing needs and
 14 the shifts in the economy to provide more robust work-related benefits
 15 and more productive working conditions, thus enhancing their workers'
 16 overall well-being.
 17 5. However, because existing law does not fully reflect these needs
 18 and the changes in the economy and workers' lives, many employers find
 19 themselves at a competitive disadvantage when they provide such benefits
 20 and working conditions for their workers, and workers who are not as
 21 fortunate must overcome greater struggles to succeed and thrive in their
 22 careers and in their private lives.
 23 6. The state's laws must adapt to changes in the economy and needs of
 24 workers, and New York's establishment of the minimum wage provides a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06864-02-5

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 1 framework for setting additional minimum standards for benefits and
 2 working conditions that can reflect changes in the needs of workers.
 3 7. Extending the authority of wage boards under the minimum wage act
 4 to consider additional minimum standards for benefits and working condi-
 5 tions will lead to higher levels of financial stability, health, well-
 6 being, and satisfaction for workers, reduce the state's expenditures on
 7 public benefits, and will create opportunities for employers and workers
 8 to collaborate to develop mutually beneficial strategies for workplace
 9 improvements and career pathways.
 10 § 2. Section 650 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 439 of the
 11 laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
 12 § 650. Statement of public policy. There are persons employed [in
 13 some occupations] in the state of New York at wages, with benefits and
 14 under working conditions insufficient to [provide adequate maintenance
 15 for] sustain themselves and their families. Such conditions of employ-
 16 ment [impairs] impair the health, [efficiency] financial security, and
 17 well-being of the persons so employed, [constitutes] constitute unfair
 18 competition against other employers and their employees, [threatens]
 19 threaten the stability of industry, [reduces] reduce the purchasing
 20 power of employees, [and requires] require, in many instances, that
 21 wages and benefits be supplemented by the payment of public moneys fo