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A 2696: Requires minimum wage for state and municipal employees.
What A 2696 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to amend the labor law to require a minimum wage for public employees. The law would exempt certain groups, including students and individuals with impaired earning capacity due to age or physical or mental deficiency. It would also exclude public educational institutions from these exemptions. The law would expand the definition of "employer" to include various types of organizations, including state and local governments. The proposed law would take effect immediately.
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 22, 2025 · 296 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2696 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring minimum wage for public employees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (h), (i) and (m) of the opening paragraph of 2 subdivision 5 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 391 3 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows: 4 (h) in or for such a religious, educational or charitable institution 5 if such individual is a student, provided that this exception shall not 6 apply to a public educational institution; (i) in or for such a reli- 7 gious, educational or charitable institution if the earning capacity of 8 such individual is impaired by age or by physical or mental deficiency 9 or injury, provided that this exception shall not apply to a public 10 educational institution; 11 (m) by [a] the federal[, state or municipal] government [or political12subdivision thereof]; 13 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 651 of the labor law, as amended by 14 chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 15 6. "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, 16 corporation, limited liability company, business trust, legal represen- 17 tative, state or local government, or any organized group of persons 18 acting as employer. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03146-01-5
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