A 1006 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the minimum wage for employees with disabilities

Summary

Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A1006A → A1006B · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill version adds a new definition for 'Special Certificate' to clarify that it refers to a federal permit allowing employers to pay sub-minimum wages to workers with disabilities. It also reorders the list of excluded worker categories in the minimum wage section to improve readability, while retaining the same substantive exemptions.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Special Certificate' to explicitly link it to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, clarifying its purpose for workers with impaired earning capacity.

TECHNICAL

Reordered the list of worker exclusions from the minimum wage requirement to align the lettering (a through o) with the correct numbering sequence, improving the document's organization.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1006B

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 1006A

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LABOR

lower

1 primary · 48 co-sponsors