S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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455
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a claim for
fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 198-f to
read as follows:
§ 198-F. FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED. 1. NO EMPLOYER SHALL KNOW-
INGLY MAKE ANY FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT REGARDING WAGES, BENEFITS,
OR WAGE SUPPLEMENTS TO ANY PERSON WITH INTENT TO INDUCE SUCH PERSON INTO
ENTERING OR REMAINING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.
2. IF ANY EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN FRAUDULENTLY INDUCED BY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S
EMPLOYER TO ENTER INTO OR REMAIN IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP, SUCH
EMPLOYEE SHALL RECOVER IN A CIVIL ACTION ALL DAMAGES INCURRED IN RELI-
ANCE ON SUCH FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT, TOGETHER WITH COSTS AND REASONABLE
ATTORNEY'S FEES, PREJUDGMENT INTEREST AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CIVIL PRAC-
TICE LAW AND RULES, AND AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES EQUAL
TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH RELIANCE DAMAGES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02396-01-5
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