BILL NUMBER: S6694A
SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to split shifts and minimum
wage
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To discourage unduly long split shifts or to compensate employees for
same.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill provides for the payment of the minimum wage for all time past
one hour in which an employee is working a split shift.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
A split shift is a situation where an employee works a certain number of
hours separated by a long break and then must return later in the day to
complete his or her workday. It is unreasonable to keep the employee
under the employer's control without pay for periods of time in excess
of one hour. The Department of Labor has interpreted the minimum wage
law so that all hours worked are averaged and if the result is over the
minimum wage, then lack of pay for 3 hours between the split shift, for
example, would not be compensated. The bill corrects that unreasonable
interpretation of law.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: S.2053 - Referred to Labor/A.4357 - Referred to Labor
2021-2022: S.1996 - Referred to Labor/A.3053 - Referred to Labor
2019-2020: S.7096 - Referred to Labor/A.370 - Referred to Labor
2017-2018: A.2617 - Referred to Labor
2015-2016: A.736 - Referred to Labor
2013-2014: A.6861 - Referred to Labor
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

Statutes affected:
S6694: 652 labor law
S6694A: 652 labor law