N.Y. Labor Law 696-C – Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers
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§ 696-c. Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers. All covered employers shall ensure that every covered airport worker is compensated at a rate that is no less than the applicable standard rate. Nothing in this article shall alter or limit any employer's obligation to pay any otherwise applicable prevailing wage under article eight or nine of this chapter.
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 696-C
- applicable standard rate: shall mean a combination of (a) the standard wage rate; and (b) the standard benefits supplemental rate. See N.Y. Labor Law 696-A
- Covered airport worker: means any person employed to perform work at a covered airport location provided at least one-half of the employee's time during any workweek is performed at a covered airport location and who works in one of the following covered categories:
(i) Cleaning and related services, which shall mean:
(1) building cleaning, including warehouse, kitchen, and terminal cleaning, including common areas, gateways, gates, lounges, clubs, concession areas, terminal entryways from ramp and where planes park at the gate, and other nearby facilities used for the preparation, packaging, and storage of inflight meals and supplies; and
(2) aircraft and cabin cleaning, including lavatory and water disposal and replenishment, lift truck driving and helping, dispatching, cleaning crew driving, and sorting and packing of inflight materials, such as blankets, pillows, and magazines;
(ii) Security related services, including catering security, escorting, escort security, passenger aircraft security, fire guarding, terminal security, baggage security, traffic security, cargo screening, including guarding, warehouse security, concessions and airport lounge security, security dispatch, and security at nearby facilities used for the preparation, packaging, and storage of inflight meals; or
(iii) In terminal and passenger handling services, including baggage handling, sky cap services, wheelchair attending, wheelchair dispatching, customer and passenger services, line queue, identification checking, porter services for baggage, and passenger and employee shuttle driving. See N.Y. Labor Law 696-A - Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.