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NY A09800
Bill
Status
4/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that liquidated damages under New York Labor Law are compensatory in nature, not penalties, to ensure consistent enforcement in state and federal courts.
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Establishes that statutory damages for violations of wage notice and wage statement provisions under Labor Law § 195 are designed to compensate workers for inability to discover wage theft and for stress caused by unclear pay details, not to punish employers.
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Amends Labor Law § 198 to explicitly allow employees to recover statutory damages and liquidated damages in civil actions and class actions for wage violations occurring within six years prior to filing.
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Amends Labor Law § 663 to clarify that liquidated damages equal to 100 percent of underpayments are recoverable unless the employer proves a good faith basis for the underpayment.
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Takes effect immediately and applies to all labor law violation actions that occurred within six years before the act's effective date.
Legislative Description
Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to be liquidated damages rather than penalties or to compensate workers for the employer's failure to prevent wage theft and for the harm to employees that results from such failure.
Last Action
referred to labor
4/9/2024