Senate Bill S4973A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the wage payment integrity act

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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-S4973 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5348
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190, 195, 198-b & 198-c, Lab L

2023-S4973 - Summary

Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices; expands enforcement provisions.

2023-S4973 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4973 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4973
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to payment of wages
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "wage
 payment integrity act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section 190 of the labor law, as amended by
 chapter 328 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   1. "Wages" means the earnings of an employee  for  labor  or  services
 rendered,  regardless of whether the amount of earnings is determined on
 a time, piece, commission or other basis. The term "wages" also includes
 ANY EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION THAT IS NOT PAYABLE AT THE  EMPLOYER'S  SOLE
 AND  ABSOLUTE  DISCRETION AND benefits or wage supplements as defined in
 section one hundred ninety-eight-c  of  this  article,  except  for  the
 purposes  of  sections one hundred ninety-one and one hundred ninety-two
 of this article.  FOR A BONUS OR OTHER FORM OF  EMPLOYMENT  COMPENSATION
 TO  BE EXCLUDED FROM "WAGES", THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE IN A
 CLEAR, PROMINENT, TIMELY AND UNCONTRADICTED FASHION  THAT  THE  EMPLOYER
 HAS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PAY IT.
   §  3.  Subdivision  2  of  section 195 of the labor law, as amended by
 chapter 564 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   2. notify his or her employees in writing of any changes to the infor-
 mation set forth in subdivision one of  this  section,  at  least  seven
 calendar days prior to the time of such changes, unless such changes are
 reflected on the wage statement furnished in accordance with subdivision
 three of this section. THE FAILURE OF AN EMPLOYER TO PRODUCE THE WRITTEN
 TERMS  OF  EMPLOYMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, UPON REQUEST OF THE COMMISSIONER  OR  AN  EMPLOYEE,
 SHALL  GIVE  RISE TO A PRESUMPTION THAT THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT THAT THE
 EMPLOYEE HAS PRESENTED ARE THE AGREED TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09387-01-3
              

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2023-S4973A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5348
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190, 195, 198-b & 198-c, Lab L

2023-S4973A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices; expands enforcement provisions.

2023-S4973A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4973A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4973--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to payment of wages
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "wage
 payment integrity act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 190 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 328 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  "Wages"  means  the  earnings of an employee for labor or services
 rendered, regardless of whether the amount of earnings is determined  on
 a time, piece, commission or other basis. The term "wages" also includes
 ANY  EMPLOYMENT  COMPENSATION THAT IS NOT PAYABLE AT THE EMPLOYER'S SOLE
 AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION AND benefits or wage supplements as  defined  in
 section  one  hundred  ninety-eight-c  of  this  article, except for the
 purposes of sections one hundred ninety-one and one  hundred  ninety-two
 of  this article.   FOR A BONUS OR OTHER FORM OF EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
 TO BE EXCLUDED FROM "WAGES", THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE IN  A
 CLEAR,  PROMINENT,  TIMELY  AND UNCONTRADICTED FASHION THAT THE EMPLOYER
 HAS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PAY IT.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 195 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 564 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   2. notify his or her employees in writing of any changes to the infor-
 mation  set  forth  in  subdivision  one of this section, at least seven
 calendar days prior to the time of such changes, unless such changes are
 reflected on the wage statement furnished in accordance with subdivision
 three of this section. THE FAILURE OF AN EMPLOYER TO PRODUCE THE WRITTEN
 TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION  AND  SUBDIVISION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09387-02-3
              

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