S 4473 NY
Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to compensate workers
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Summary
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.
Sponsor (1)
- Jessica Ramos Democratic · primary
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (18)
- Feb 5, 2025 REFERRED TO LABOR · upper
- May 20, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1194 · upper
- May 21, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 22, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO LABOR · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO LABOR · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.353 · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 25, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
- Jun 4, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A5000 · lower
- Jun 4, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.477 · lower
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