NY A07863

Establishes the "Remedial Construction of New York Labor Law Act" requiring courts to interpret labor law liberally in favor of workers to achieve its remedial purposes

Directs that labor law protections—including wage floors, wage recovery, liquidated damages, retaliation protection, equal pay, and unemployment benefits—be broadly applied

Requires all exceptions and exemptions to labor law employer requirements be construed narrowly to maximize deterrence of unlawful conduct

Specifies that New York labor law interpretation is independent of how federal laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act have been interpreted, even when provisions are similarly worded

Takes effect immediately upon enactment