NY S07388

Requires New York labor law to be interpreted liberally in favor of workers to accomplish its remedial purposes, including securing wage floors, recovering earned wages and liquidated damages, protecting against retaliation, and ensuring equal pay

Directs courts to construe all exceptions and exemptions to labor law requirements narrowly to maximize deterrence of unlawful conduct

Establishes that New York labor law interpretation should be independent from how federal labor laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act have been construed

States legislative intent that these protections benefit both workers and law-abiding employers by preventing unfair competition from employers who violate labor laws

Takes effect immediately upon enactment