NY A08058

Expands the definition of "employee" for paid sick leave purposes (section 196-b of labor law) to include any person providing labor or services to an employer

Places the burden on employers to prove a worker is not an employee by demonstrating all three conditions of the "ABC test" are met

Requires employers show the worker is free from control and direction in performing work, performs work outside the employer's usual business, and is customarily engaged in an independent trade or business of the same nature

Maintains existing employee definition exceptions for minor league baseball players covered by collective bargaining agreements

Takes effect January 1 of the year following enactment, with immediate authorization for necessary regulatory changes