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NY S03434

NY S03434
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.


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Introduced
01/31/2023
In Committee
03/20/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

2023-2024 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage for employees with disabilities

AI Summary

This bill eliminates the provision that allows employers to pay individuals with disabilities less than the minimum wage. Instead, it requires that under any law or minimum wage order, employees with disabilities must be paid the same wage as employees in comparable positions who do not have a disability. The bill also makes some other technical changes to the definitions and provisions related to the minimum wage law in New York.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (14)

Last Action

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO DISABILITIES (on 03/20/2024)

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