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NY A05594
Bill
Status
3/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
William Barclay
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AI Summary
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Establishes a training wage for youth with no prior job experience equal to 85% of state minimum wage or 100% of federal minimum wage, whichever is less.
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Youth receiving training wage who worked 180 days or less in the preceding calendar year must receive annual wage increases of at least 25% of the difference between training wage and state minimum wage until age 18.
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Limits training wage employment to 180 days maximum per youth and restricts employers to using training wage for no more than 20% of their workforce or 6 employees at any location.
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Prohibits employers from using youth on training wage to displace existing employees earning state minimum wage or more.
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Defines "youth" as anyone under age 18 and "prior job experience" as employment appearing on employer payroll records.
Legislative Description
Establishes a training wage equal to eighty-five percent of the state minimum wage or one hundred percent of the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, that may be paid to a youth who has no prior job experience; provides that no youth may be paid a training wage for more than one hundred eighty days.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/3/2024