NY A05489 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to labor
Pending: Assembly Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required to twice the total amount of wages found to be due; authorizes a class action to recover liquidated damages.

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Title

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required to twice the total amount of wages found to be due; authorizes a class action to recover liquidated damages.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-04Assemblyreferred to labor
2011-02-22Assemblyreferred to labor

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