SB 1037 Summary

• Grants the Labor Commissioner a lien on an employer's real or personal property to enforce payment of twice the full amount of unpaid wages plus costs and attorney's fees for violations of wage payment statutes.

• Requires employees to serve notice of lien by certified mail to the employer, with specific information about the property, location, amount owed, and applicable tax periods.

• Allows employers to dispute the lien in small claims or Superior Court within 30 days of notice, with court determination required within 45 days.

• Establishes that wage liens have priority over all other debts, judgments, mortgages, and liens regardless of when those other obligations were created or perfected.

• Permits recording of wage liens with town clerks for real property or with the Secretary of State for personal property, with liens effective for ten years from filing.