Post by Bluto on May 3, 2016 17:06:09 GMT -8
48 hours for debate.
Mr. Fabra for himself and others introduces:
A BILL
To increase the minimum wage until $15
SEC. 1. Name.
This act shall be known as the Fair Wage Act of 2014.
SEC. 2. Findings and Purpose.
The People of New York find and declare that:
(a) The purpose of The Fair Wage Act of 2014 ("the Act") is to ensure that workers receive wages that will financially support them and their families.
(b) Many working New Yorkers, including parents and seniors, have full-time jobs yet struggle to make ends meet. The minimum wage has not kept pace with the cost ofliving and is worth less today than it was 50 years ago. This loss of purchasing power means millions of New Yorkers are unable to afford an adequate standard of living, which harms families and the State's economy and budget.
(c) Raising the minimum wage will boost economic activity and increase sales.
SEC. 3. Amendment of the Labor Code
ยง 652. Minimum wage. 1. Statutory. Every employer shall pay to each
of its employees for each hour worked a wage of not less than:
$4.25 on and after April 1, 1991,
$5.15 on and after March 31, 2000,
$6.00 on and after January 1, 2005,
$6.75 on and after January 1, 2006,
$7.15 on and after January 1, 2007,
$8.00 on and after December 31, 2013,
$8.75 on and after December 31, 2014,
$9.00 on and after December 31, 2015,
$11,00 on and after December 31, 2016,
$11,50 on and after December 31, 2017
$13,00 on and after December 31, 2018
$13,50 on and after December 31, 2019
$15,00 on and after December 31, 2020
(a) New York City. (i) Large employers. Every employer of eleven or
more employees shall pay to each of its employees for each hour worked
in the city of New York a wage of not less than:
$11.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2016,
$13.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2017,
$15.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2018, or, if greater, such
other wage as may be established by federal law pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
section 206 or its successors or such other wage as may be established
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(ii) Small employers. Every employer of ten or less employees shall
pay to each of its employees for each hour worked in the city of New
York a wage of not less than:
$10.50 per hour on and after December 31, 2015,
$12.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2016,
$13.50 per hour on and after December 31, 2017,
$15.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2018, or, if greater, such
other wage as may be established by federal law pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
section 206 or its successors or such other wage as may be established
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b) Remainder of downstate. Every employer shall pay to each of its
employees for each hour worked in the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and
Westchester a wage not less than:
$10.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2015,
$11.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2016,
$12.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2017,
$13.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2018,
$14.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2019,
$15.00 per hour on and after December 31, 2020,
or, if greater, such other wage as may be established by federal law
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. section 206 or its successors or such other wage
as may be established in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(c) Remainder of state. Every employer shall pay to each of its
employees for each hour worked outside of the city of New York and the
counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester, a wage of not less than:
$10.70 on and after December 31, 2015,
$11.40 on and after December 31, 2016,
$12.10 on and after December 31, 2017,
$13.80 on and after December 31, 2018,
$15.00 on and after December 31, 2019,
SEC. 4. Effects
This bill will take effect after its constitutional passage.
