Local law · Int 1519-2025
Minimum pay for workers
Official titleShow
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to minimum pay for workers
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New York City Council
Summary
This bill would set a local hourly minimum wage for all employees and an equivalent hourly minimum pay standard for all independent contractors, including those whose work is directed by digital labor platforms. For both worker classifications, the bill sets the hourly minimum at $25 for workers who receive qualifying benefits and $30 for those who do not. The bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to annually calculate increases to the pay standards following an analysis of measures of inflation, and to determine and annually revise the value of qualifying benefits. DCWP would have discretion to establish or continue existing industry- or platform-specific methods of calculating hourly minimum pay for independent contractors, provided that those methods produce hourly pay in compliance with the relevant minimum pay standard.
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Where it stands
The session ended before it was voted on. It was not defeated; it simply ran out of time, which is what happens to most legislation. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Cosponsors
Tiffany L. Cabán, Alexa Avilés and 1 other
Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.
- Democratic3
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Full history
- Dec 31, 2025
Filed
This Introduction was Filed (End of Session)
NYC Council
- Dec 18, 2025
Introduced
This Introduction was Introduced by Council
NYC Council
- Dec 18, 2025
Referred to committee
This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
NYC Council