Bill Sponsors: NY S08852 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-21 - REFERRED TO LABOR [S08852 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-21 - REFERRED TO LABOR [S08852 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Jessica Ramos [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-013 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-047 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
