§ 232. Overtime. An employee, employed by a contractor, who works more than eight hours in any one day or more than forty hours in any workweek shall be paid wages for such overtime at a rate not less than one-and-one-half times his prevailing basic cash hourly rate.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 232

  • Contractor: means any employer who employs employees to perform building service work under a contract with a public agency and shall include any of the contractor's subcontractors. See N.Y. Labor Law 230
  • employee: includes , but is not limited, to, watchman, guard, doorman, building cleaner, porter, handyman, janitor, gardener, groundskeeper, stationary fireman, elevator operator and starter, window cleaner, and occupations relating to the collection of garbage or refuse, and to the transportation of office furniture and equipment, and to the transportation and delivery of fossil fuel but does not include clerical, sales, professional, technician and related occupations. See N.Y. Labor Law 230