NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10320
SPONSOR: Titus TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to home care worker
wage parity
PURPOSE:
To make technical amendments to Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2016.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill amends public health law to tie the wage for home
health care workers in New York City to the applicable minimum wage in
New York City.
Section 2 of this bill amends public health law to tie the wage for home
health care workers in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties to the
applicable minimum wage in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
Section 3 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation protects the employer sponsored benefits of the hard-
working men and women who give care to some of the most vulnerable
members of our society from being diminished or abolished. Providing
this protection for employer sponsored health care, retirement, and
other benefits ensures that home health care aides working in New York
City and in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties will continue to
receive these benefits without diminishment in response to the recently
enacted annual increases in the minimum wage, as appropriate for each
region.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
chapter 56 of the laws of 2016.
