Assembly Bill A6877

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for violation of certain wage payment violations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6877 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S361
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §198, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9511

2023-A6877 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an employee to commence a private action against an employer for violation of frequency of wage payment violations; directs increased penalties.

2023-A6877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6877
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law, in relation to remedies for payment of
   wage violations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  198  of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
   1-C. AN EMPLOYEE MAY BRING A PRIVATE ACTION FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. IF THE EMPLOYEE PREVAILS  HE  OR
 SHE  SHALL  BE  AWARDED  ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A FIRST VIOLATION, TWO
 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SECOND VIOLATION AND THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
 THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01644-01-3

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