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NY A08106

Bill

Status

Passed

12/29/2014

Primary Sponsor

Carl Heastie

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Origin

Assembly

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases civil penalties for employers failing to provide wage notices from $50 per week to $50 per day (capped at $12,500) and for failing to provide wage statements from $100 per week to $250 per day (capped at $12,500)

  • Extends the statute of limitations for wage theft claims to six years and requires the Commissioner's investigation to cover the entire six-year period unless employees are otherwise notified

  • Makes the ten members with the largest ownership interest in limited liability companies jointly and severally personally liable for unpaid wages and benefits owed to employees

  • Requires employers found in violation of wage laws to report detailed employment data by location (employee counts by type, hourly wage brackets, and hours worked) to the Department of Labor for public posting

  • Establishes a Wage Theft Prevention Enforcement Account funded by penalties collected under wage and hour laws to support the Department of Labor's enforcement activities

Legislative Description

Increases penalties for wage payment violations; relates to liability of members of limited liability companies and establishes the wage theft prevention enforcement account.

Last Action

approval memo.30

12/29/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules6/19/2014
Rules6/18/2014
Ways and Means6/16/2014
Codes6/10/2014
Labor6/19/2013

Full Bill Text

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