Bill Text: NY A05426 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5426 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Allows the department of taxation and finance to review and disclose to the department of labor and the workers' compensation board information regarding classification of an individual as an employee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-19 - held for consideration in ways and means [A05426 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05426-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5426
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 18, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Ways and Means
       AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to allowing the department of
         taxation and finance to review and disclose to the department of labor
         and the workers' compensation board information regarding  classifica-
         tion of an individual as an employee
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 697 of the tax law is amended  by
    2  adding a new paragraph 3-b to read as follows:
    3    (3-B)  NOTHING  IN  THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE
    4  DEPARTMENT, ITS EMPLOYEES OR OFFICERS FROM REVIEWING  THE  WAGE  PAYMENT
    5  RECORDS  AND CONTRACTS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETER-
    6  MINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF ANY  INDIVIDUAL  AS  AN  EMPLOYEE  OF  SUCH
    7  PERSON  OR EMPLOYER. ALL INFORMATION DERIVED FROM ANY SUCH REVIEW MAY BE
    8  DISCLOSED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
    9  AND THEIR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR LAWFUL DUTIES.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07695-01-1