Living Wage Overview

The Comptroller’s Living Wage Unit enforces Nassau County Local Law #1-2006 enacted in December of 2006.  The Nassau County Living Wage Law is a local law that was enacted to ensure that employees of Nassau County contractors and lessees are earning a minimum hourly wage, receiving health benefits or a health benefits supplement, and are entitled to a certain number of paid days off.

The Law applies to the following types of contracts and leases entered into by the County after January 1, 2007:

• Service contracts for $25,000 or more
  
  
• Financial assistance contracts for more than $ 50,000 with an entity having at least 10 employees
  
  
• Leases of property owned or controlled by the County
  
  
• Subcontractors of the covered contractors and lessees are also subject to the law