NY A08999

Requires wage parity compensation for home care workers to be paid directly as cash wages unless the employee affirmatively elects in writing to receive supplemental benefits instead

Prohibits covered entities, including Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) fiscal intermediaries and contractors, from automatically substituting health insurance or debit card arrangements for wage parity compensation

Mandates employers provide plain-language notices in the employee's primary language explaining the monetary value of benefits, scope and limitations, right to receive cash instead, and opt-in/opt-out procedures

Classifies any wage deductions for benefit plans without explicit written and revocable employee consent as unlawful wage deductions under labor law

Grants the Attorney General authority to investigate and enforce these provisions, with the Department of Health and Department of Labor jointly responsible for promulgating enforcement regulations