Bill > A08044

This bill addresses two main provisions related to cable television companies and their contractors in New York State. First, it establishes that contractors and subcontractors to cable television companies who are assessed penalties for two separate violations of payroll reporting requirements will be barred from submitting bids or being awarded any public work contracts with state, municipal, or public entities for a period of five years. Second, the bill expands the definition of "utility company" to explicitly include cable television companies, thereby subjecting them to requirements that workers on certain excavation projects be paid at least the prevailing wage rate. This means cable television companies engaged in excavation work will now be legally obligated to pay their workers wages that are consistent with standard rates for similar work in the region, with the aim of ensuring fair compensation and labor standards. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and modifies existing labor law to create these new provisions.

Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8044