Bill > A07874

This bill gradually reduces the legal work week for employees in New York State over a three-year period, starting from thirty-eight hours and eventually decreasing to thirty-two hours. The bill introduces new overtime compensation rules where employees receive one and a half times their normal wage rate for working more than eight hours in a single day, and two times their normal wage rate for working more than twelve hours in a single day. Specifically, the bill amends the labor law to step down the legal work week as follows: in the first year, thirty-eight hours will constitute a legal work week; in the second year, this reduces to thirty-six hours; in the third year, it further reduces to thirty-four hours; and after three years, the legal work week will be thirty-two hours. The bill is designed to be implemented incrementally, with each section taking effect at different times: the first section takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with subsequent sections taking effect one, two, and three years after enactment, respectively. This gradual approach allows businesses and employees time to adjust to the changing work week standard.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7874