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NY A04733
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jenifer Rajkumar
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AI Summary
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Replaces the "living wage" standard with "prevailing wage" requirements for New York City service contractors and subcontractors providing homecare, day care, head start, cerebral palsy services, building services, food services, and temporary services
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Allows the NYC Comptroller to set prevailing wages higher than local rates when 75% or more of workers in a trade are members of the same protected class and the standard rate would be below the lowest building services employee rate
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Eliminates the fixed "living wage" schedule (previously set at $10 per hour as of July 2006) and the $1.50 per hour health benefits supplement rate in favor of prevailing wage and supplement rates
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Requires the Comptroller to annually calculate and publish prevailing wage and supplement rates, with contractors providing written notice to employees at least 30 days before rate adjustments take effect
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Takes effect one year after becoming law and is officially titled the "Close the Gap Act"
Legislative Description
Requires prevailing wages for New York city service contracts to provide homecare services, day care services, head start services, services to persons with cerebral palsy, building services, food services or temporary services; removes references to living wage.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026