New York A 1006: Relates to the minimum wage for employees with disabilities

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A01006 Summary:

BILL NOA01006B

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SAME ASSAME AS S00028-C

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SPONSORSteck

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COSPNSRCarroll R, Cruz, Cook, DeStefano, Hyndman, Jacobson, Lupardo, Rivera, Seawright, Simon, Stern,
 Weprin, Reyes, Mikulin, Bendett, Davila, Gandolfo, Raga, Gonzalez-Rojas, Romero, Tapia, Glick,
 Shimsky, Zaccaro, Dinowitz, Rosenthal, Lunsford, Kay, Novakhov, Alvarez, Zinerman, Burroughs,
 Gallahan, McDonough, Levenberg, Brown K, Valdez, Chludzinski, Brook-Krasny, De Los Santos, Reilly,
 Gray, Gallagher, Forrest, Simone, Moreno, Tague, Magnarelli

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 651, 655 & 652, Lab L

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Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.

Go to top A01006 Actions:

BILL NOA01006B

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01/08/2025referred to labor

03/18/2025reported referred to ways and means

04/28/2025amend and recommit to ways and means

04/28/2025print number 1006a

05/22/2025amend and recommit to ways and means

05/22/2025print number 1006b

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA01006 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:03/18/2025AYE/NAY:22/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BronsonAyeDursoAye

ColtonAyeBrabenecAye

BenedettoAyeDiPietroNay

HevesiAyeMorinelloNay

RozicAyeDeStefanoAye

SteckAyeGiglioNay

CruzAyeSlaterNay

ReyesAyeNorberAye

RamosExcusedSempolinskiNay

JacobsonAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasExcused

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA01006 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA01006 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1006--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK, R. CARROLL, CRUZ, COOK, DeSTEFANO, HYND-
 MAN, JACOBSON, LUPARDO, RIVERA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STERN, STIRPE,
 WEPRIN, REYES, BRABENEC, MIKULIN, BENDETT, DAVILA, GANDOLFO, RAGA,
 GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROMERO, TAPIA, GLICK, SHIMSKY, O'PHARROW, ZACCARO,
 DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, LUNSFORD, KAY, NOVAKHOV, ALVAREZ, ZINERMAN,
 BURROUGHS, GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Labor -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
 with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage for
 employees with disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 5 of section 651 of
 2 the labor law, as amended by chapter 391 of the laws of 2024, is amended
 3 and a new subdivision 10 is added to read as follows:
 4 "Employee" includes any individual employed or permitted to work by an
 5 employer in any occupation, but shall not include any individual who is
 6 employed or permitted to work: (a) on a casual basis in service as a
 7 part time baby sitter in the home of the employer; (b) in a bona fide
 8 executive, administrative, or professional capacity; (c) as an outside
 9 [salesman] salesperson; (d) as a driver engaged in operating a taxicab;
 10 (e) as a volunteer, learner or apprentice by a corporation, unincorpo-
 11 rated association, community chest, fund or foundation organized and
 12 operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes,
 13 no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any
 14 private shareholder or individual; (f) as a member of a religious order,
 15 or as a duly ordained, commissioned or licensed minister, priest or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00052-07-5

 A. 1006--B 2

 1 rabbi, or as a sexton, or as a christian science reader; (g) in or for
 2 such a religious or charitable institution, which w