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NY A04994
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Adds wage claims as grounds for court attachment of assets, covering unpaid minimum wage, overtime, tips, commissions, and benefits under state and federal labor laws
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Requires expedited court hearings within 10 days when employers contest attachment motions in wage theft cases, and reduces or waives the undertaking bond requirement (capped at $500) for workers seeking attachment
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Grants employees the right to inspect shareholder records of corporations and membership records of LLCs to identify owners who may be held personally liable for unpaid wages
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Removes procedural barriers for holding the 10 largest shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations and the 10 largest LLC members personally liable for wage theft, including eliminating the 180-day written notice requirement and 90-day post-judgment deadline to sue
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Expands successor employer liability so that new businesses similar in operation and ownership to employers previously found in violation of wage laws are deemed the same employer and liable for prior violations
Legislative Description
Provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft; relates to penalties for certain wage violations.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026