Requires utility companies to employ only competent workers skilled in excavation or construction projects when working on a public thoroughfare of the state, county or municipality.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8383
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 18, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring utility compa-
nies to employ only competent workers skilled in the work of exca-
vation or construction projects when working on a public thoroughfare
of the state, county or municipality
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 28 to read
2 as follows:
3 § 28. Workers on excavation or construction projects. Utility compa-
4 nies or their contractors and subcontractors performing excavation or
5 construction to use or open a public thoroughfare of the state, county
6 or municipality shall employ only competent workers skilled in the work
7 required of them and that the prevailing wage for similar titles as
8 established by the fiscal officer pursuant to section two hundred twenty
9 of this chapter shall be paid to those so employed. For purposes of this
10 section the term "public thoroughfare" shall include a public street,
11 road, bridge and right of way.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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