Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 18, 2022 |
signed chap.157 delivered to governor |
Feb 07, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.38 substituted for a8769 |
Feb 07, 2022 |
substituted by s7773 |
Jan 19, 2022 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.38 rules report cal.38 reported reported referred to rules reported referred to codes |
Jan 11, 2022 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A8769
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOYNER
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7773 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
William Colton
2021-A8769 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7773
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §198-e, Lab L; amd §756-f, Gen Bus L; amd §4, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.2766-C & A.3350-A)
2021-A8769 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that a contractor making or taking a construction contract shall assume liability for any debt resulting from making a claim, owed to an employee, or third party on an employee's behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the contractor for an employee's performance of labor; provides for wage theft prevention and enforcement.
2021-A8769 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8769 I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law and the general business law, in relation to actions for non-payment of wages; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the labor law and the general business law relating to actions for non-payment of wages, as proposed in legisla- tive bills numbers S. 2766-C and A. 3350-A, in relation to the effec- tiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10 of section 198-e of the labor law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the labor law and the general business law relating to actions for non-payment of wages, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2766-C and A. 3350-A, are amended to read as follows: 1. A contractor making or taking a construction contract shall [assume liability] BE LIABLE for any debt resulting from an action under section one hundred ninety-eight of this article, owed to [a wage claimant] AN EMPLOYEE or third party on the [wage claimant's] EMPLOYEE'S behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the contractor or its subcontractors for the [wage claimant's] EMPLOYEE'S performance of labor. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF A SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. No agreement or release by an employee or subcontractor to waive liability [assigned to] OF a contractor under this section shall be valid except as otherwise provided herein. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to impair the rights of a contractor to maintain an action against a subcontractor for amounts for owed wages that are paid by a contractor pursuant to this section. 4. In the case of a private civil action by an employee, such employee may designate any person, organization or collective bargaining agent authorized to file a complaint with the commissioner pursuant to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04456-14-2
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