S 6694 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to split shifts and minimum wage

This bill requires employers to pay minimum wage for any non-working time exceeding one hour during a split shift (when an employee has a break between work periods). It directly affects workers in split-shift roles and their employers, ensuring pay for time not spent working beyond the first hour of the break. The key provision treats this non-working time as "worked hours" for minimum wage calculation. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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S6694 S6694A · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill amends New York's labor law to clarify that employers must pay minimum wage for all time exceeding one hour when an employee is not working during a split shift. The change strengthens worker protections by ensuring compensation for unpaid waiting time in split-shift schedules.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of minimum wage coverage to explicitly include split shift waiting time beyond one hour, making the requirement clearer and more enforceable.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the language from 'minimum wage shall be paid' to 'every employer shall pay to each of its employees not less than the minimum wage', making the obligation more explicit and employer-specific.

TECHNICAL

Added procedural language indicating the bill was amended, committee discharged, and reprinted as amended before being recommitted to the Labor Committee.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6694A
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
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