New York A 4189: Authorizes the comptroller of the city of New York to enforce and investigate certain violations of the state minimum wage

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A04189 Summary:

BILL NOA04189 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02226

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SPONSORReyes

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COSPNSRBurdick

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §219-b, Lab L

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Authorizes the comptroller of the city of New York to enforce and investigate certain violations of the state minimum wage.

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BILL NOA04189 

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01/31/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4189

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to local enforcement of
 violations of the state minimum wage in a city with a population of
 one million or more

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "protection
 2 and oversight of worker enforcement rights (POWER) act".
 3 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 219-b to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 219-b. Local enforcement authority. 1. As used in this section,
 6 "fiscal officer" means the comptroller of the city of New York.
 7 2. The fiscal officer may enforce and investigate violations of the
 8 state minimum wage, and the following provisions of the labor law:
 9 subdivision nine of section twenty-seven-d of this chapter and subdivi-
 10 sion one of section two hundred fifteen of this article; sections one
 11 hundred sixty-seven, one hundred seventy, one hundred ninety-one through
 12 one hundred ninety-three, one hundred ninety-six-d, one hundred ninety-
 13 eight-b, and one hundred ninety-eight-e of this chapter; sections two
 14 hundred eighteen, two hundred nineteen, and two hundred nineteen-c of
 15 this article; articles nineteen, nineteen-D, twenty-C, twenty-one-A,
 16 twenty-five-B and twenty-five-C of this chapter; and any regulations and
 17 wage orders promulgated in implementing such articles or provisions. The
 18 fiscal officer shall further be authorized to enforce and investigate
 19 violations of any other local law, ordinance, or regulation requiring
 20 payment of a minimum wage or compensation, or establishing a labor stan-
 21 dard for work performed within the city's geographic boundaries;
 22 provided, however, that the fiscal officer shall not enforce those local
 23 labor standards that the commissioner of consumer and worker protection
 24 of such city or any successor to such office is charged with enforcing,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06093-01-5

 A. 4189 2

 1 unless such enforcement authority is otherwise provided by local law or
 2 the labor standard relates to the regulation of financially assisted
 3 workplaces or the procurement of goods, services or office space by the
 4 city or a city economic development entity. To effectuate enforcement of
 5 the provisions set forth in this section, the fiscal officer shall be
 6 empowered with the same authority as the commissioner as set forth in:
 7 subdivisions one, two, eight, nine, ten, and eleven of section twenty-
 8 one of this chapter; and sections twenty-five, twenty-six, thirty-one,
 9 thirty-eight, and thirty-nine of this chapter, including but not limited
 10 to the right to inspect premises, issue subpoenas, administer oaths,
 11 examine witnesses, take affidavits, and inspect books, papers, and
 12 records. The fiscal officer shall be empowered to adopt further enforce-
 13 ment provisions, remedies, penalties, and other implementing regulations
 14 consistent with this section. Provided, however, that nothing in this
 15 section shall limit the authority or obligation of the department or any
 16 other government agency to enforce any provision of this chapter or any
 17 other law requiring payment of a minimum wage or compensation or estab-
 18 lishing a labor standard within the geographic boundaries of a city with
 19 a population of one million or more or elsewhere.
 20 § 3. This act shall take e