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A 7097: 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".
What A 7097 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the labor law to include public employers in wage payment provisions. Public employers, including municipal corporations, public benefit corporations, and public authorities, will be considered employers under the law. This means that public employers will be required to pay wages to their employees, just like private employers. The changes will take effect immediately, with the new definition of "employer" coming into effect as of the bill's passage.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7097
- What is the current status of A 7097?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7097 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to labor".
- Did A 7097 pass?
- Not yet. A 7097 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7097, and where is it now?
- A 7097 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| May. 23, 2025 | print number 7097b |
| May. 23, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to labor |
| May. 15, 2025 | print number 7097a |
| May. 15, 2025 | amend and recommit to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 181 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7097 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to including public employ- ment in wage payment provisions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 190 of the labor law, as amended 2 by chapter 281 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 3 3. "Employer" includes any person, corporation, limited liability 4 company, or association employing any individual in any occupation, 5 industry, trade, business or service. The term "employer" shall [not] 6 include [a governmental agency] counties, towns, villages, school 7 districts, and any other municipal corporations or public authorities. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10569-01-5
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