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NY S08955
Bill
Status
9/2/2020
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Gounardes
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AI Summary
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Amends New York Labor Law to require hazard payments to essential workers during state disaster emergencies when exposed to unavoidable, clear and direct risks to safety and health.
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Defines "essential workers" as employees in critical sectors including healthcare, infrastructure, retail, transportation, government services, and other designated essential functions during declared emergencies.
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Applies to formula retail stores, large employers (with annual gross revenue of $50 million or more), transportation businesses, and their franchisees or subcontractors; excludes manufacturing companies and not-for-profit organizations.
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Caps hazard payments at $25,000 per year for essential workers earning less than $200,000 annually and $5,000 per year for those earning $200,000 or more.
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Specifies that hazard payments are separate from base salary, do not affect performance bonuses or other benefits, and terminate when the state disaster emergency ends.
Legislative Description
Relates to providing hazard payments to essential workers during a state disaster emergency; provides that certain employers shall make hazard payments to essential workers during a state disaster emergency provided no hazard payment shall exceed twenty-five thousand dollars in any year for any essential worker earning less than two hundred thousand dollars per year or five thousand dollars for any essential worker earning more than two hundred thousand dollars.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
9/2/2020