senate Bill S2844B

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates an employee lien

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  • Delivered to Governor
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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 01, 2020 vetoed memo.291
Dec 20, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 17, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.372
substituted for a486b
Jun 14, 2019 referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 11, 2019 amended on third reading 2844b
Jun 06, 2019 amended on third reading 2844a
May 06, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 01, 2019 2nd report cal.
Apr 30, 2019 1st report cal.492
Jan 29, 2019 referred to judiciary

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S2844 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A486
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Lien L, generally; amd §§199-a & 663, Lab L; amd §§6201, 6210 & 6211, R6212, CPLR; amd §§624 & 630, BC L; amd §§609 & 1102, Lim Lil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6658
2015-2016: S2232
2017-2018: S579, A628

S2844 - Summary

Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft (view more) relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.

S2844 - Sponsor Memo

S2844 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2844

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the lien law, in relation to employee  liens;  to  amend
  the  labor law, in relation to employee complaints; to amend the civil
  practice law and rules, in relation  to  grounds  for  attachment;  to
  amend the business corporation law, in relation to streamlining proce-
  dures  where  employees  may  hold shareholders of non-publicly traded
  corporations personally liable for wage theft; and to amend the limit-
  ed liability company law, in relation to creating a right for  victims
  of  wage  theft  to  hold  the  ten members with the largest ownership
  interests in a company personally liable for wage theft

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  2 of the lien law is amended by adding three new
subdivisions 21, 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  21. EMPLOYEE. THE TERM "EMPLOYEE", WHEN USED IN  THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS "EMPLOYEE" PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE, SIX, NINE-
TEEN  AND  NINETEEN-A OF THE LABOR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, OR THE FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET. SEQ., AS APPLICABLE.
  22. EMPLOYER. THE TERM "EMPLOYER", WHEN USED IN  THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS "EMPLOYER" PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE, SIX, NINE-
TEEN  AND  NINETEEN-A OF THE LABOR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, OR THE FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET. SEQ., AS APPLICABLE.
  23. WAGE CLAIM. THE TERM "WAGE CLAIM",  WHEN  USED  IN  THIS  CHAPTER,
MEANS  A CLAIM THAT AN EMPLOYEE HAS SUFFERED A VIOLATION OF SECTIONS ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY, ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED  NINETY-THREE,  ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-D, SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OR SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE
OF  THE LABOR LAW OR THE RELATED REGULATIONS AND WAGE ORDERS PROMULGATED
BY THE COMMISSIONER, A CLAIM FOR WAGES DUE TO AN EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO AN
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT WERE UNPAID IN VIOLATION OF THAT CONTRACT, OR A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00946-01-9

Co-Sponsors

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S2844A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A486
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Lien L, generally; amd §§199-a & 663, Lab L; amd §§6201, 6210 & 6211, R6212, CPLR; amd §§624 & 630, BC L; amd §§609 & 1102, Lim Lil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6658
2015-2016: S2232
2017-2018: S579, A628

S2844A - Summary

Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft (view more) relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.

S2844A - Sponsor Memo

S2844A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2844--A
    Cal. No. 492

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, BAILEY, BIAGGI, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, JACKSON,
  KRUEGER,  RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
  ary  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend the lien law, in relation to employee liens; to amend
  the labor law, in relation to employee complaints; to amend the  civil
  practice  law  and  rules,  in  relation to grounds for attachment; to
  amend the business corporation law, in relation to streamlining proce-
  dures where employees may hold  shareholders  of  non-publicly  traded
  corporations personally liable for wage theft; and to amend the limit-
  ed  liability company law, in relation to creating a right for victims
  of wage theft to hold the  ten  members  with  the  largest  ownership
  interests in a company personally liable for wage theft

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2 of the lien law is amended by  adding  three  new
subdivisions 21, 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  21.  EMPLOYEE.  THE  TERM "EMPLOYEE", WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER, SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS "EMPLOYEE" PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE, SIX, NINE-
TEEN AND NINETEEN-A OF THE LABOR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, OR THE  FAIR  LABOR
STANDARDS ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET. SEQ., AS APPLICABLE.
  22.  EMPLOYER.  THE  TERM "EMPLOYER", WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER, SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS "EMPLOYER" PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE, SIX, NINE-
TEEN AND NINETEEN-A OF THE LABOR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, OR THE  FAIR  LABOR
STANDARDS ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET. SEQ., AS APPLICABLE.
  23.  WAGE  CLAIM.  THE  TERM  "WAGE CLAIM", WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER,
MEANS A CLAIM THAT AN EMPLOYEE HAS SUFFERED A VIOLATION OF SECTIONS  ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY, ONE HUNDRED NINETY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-D, SIX
HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO  OR SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW OR THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Co-Sponsors

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S2844B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A486
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Lien L, generally; amd §§199-a & 663, Lab L; amd §§6201, 6210 & 6211, R6212, CPLR; amd §§624 & 630, BC L; amd §§609 & 1102, Lim Lil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6658
2015-2016: S2232
2017-2018: S579, A628

S2844B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft (view more) relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.

S2844B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2844B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2844--B
    Cal. No. 492

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, BAILEY, BIAGGI, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, JACKSON,
  KRUEGER,  RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
  ary  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
  third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend the lien law, in relation to employee liens; to amend
  the labor law, in relation to employee complaints; to amend the  civil
  practice  law  and  rules,  in  relation to grounds for attachment; to
  amend the business corporation law, in relation to streamlining proce-
  dures where employees may hold  shareholders  of  non-publicly  traded
  corporations personally liable for wage theft; and to amend the limit-
  ed  liability company law, in relation to creating a right for victims
  of wage theft to hold the  ten  members  with  the  largest  ownership
  interests in a company personally liable for wage theft

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2 of the lien law is amended by  adding  three  new
subdivisions 21, 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  21.  EMPLOYEE.  THE  TERM "EMPLOYEE", WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER, SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS "EMPLOYEE" PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE, SIX, NINE-
TEEN AND NINETEEN-A OF THE LABOR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, OR THE  FAIR  LABOR
STANDARDS ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET. SEQ., AS APPLICABLE.
  22.  EMPLOYER.  THE  TERM "EMPLOYER", WHEN USED IN THIS CHAPTER, SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS "EMPLOYER" PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE, SIX, NINE-
TEEN AND NINETEEN-A OF THE LABOR LAW, AS APPLICABLE, OR THE  FAIR  LABOR
STANDARDS  ACT, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET. SEQ., AS APPLICABLE, EXCEPT THAT THE
TERM "EMPLOYER" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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