Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of wage payment provisions
Summary
Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of wage payment provisions; includes municipal corporations, public benefit corporations and public authorities in the definition of "employer".
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify which entities are considered 'employers' under New York's wage payment laws. The changes expand the definition to include municipal corporations and public benefit corporations while explicitly excluding state governmental agencies, and remove the previous exclusion of all governmental agencies.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include municipal corporations and public benefit corporations as employers subject to wage payment provisions, while clarifying that state governmental agencies are excluded from this definition.
DEFINITION
The definition of 'employer' was modified to explicitly include municipal corporations and public benefit corporations alongside other existing entities.
The previous language that excluded all governmental agencies from the definition of 'employer' was removed and replaced with more specific exclusions.
ELIGIBILITY
The eligibility criteria for wage payment provisions were changed to include public employers (counties, towns, villages, school districts, municipal corporations, and public authorities) while explicitly excluding state governmental agencies.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7097B
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7097A
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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