STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9511 IN SENATE July 25, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to remedies for payment of wage violations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 198 of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 1-c to read as follows: 3 1-c. An employee may bring a private action for a violation of section 4 one hundred ninety-one of this article. If the employee prevails he or 5 she shall be awarded one thousand dollars for a first violation, two 6 thousand dollars for a second violation and three thousand dollars for a 7 third or subsequent violation. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15416-01-2