Assembly Bill A5497

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to banning individuals who have violated wage theft laws from bidding on public works projects

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6075
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2505
2021-2022: A1992
2023-2024: A7781

2017-A5497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to banning individuals who have violated wage theft laws from bidding on public works projects.

2017-A5497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5497
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law, in relation to banning individuals who
   have violated wage theft laws from bidding on public works projects
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 224-a to
 read as follows:
   § 224-A. PROHIBITION AGAINST AWARDING PUBLIC WORKS  PROJECT  CONTRACTS
 DUE  TO  WAGE  THEFT.  1.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, "WAGE THEFT"
 SHALL MEAN THE DENIAL OF WAGES OR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS THAT ARE  RIGHTFULLY
 OWED TO AN EMPLOYEE.
   2.  BEFORE THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT FOR ANY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT, AN
 INDIVIDUAL; LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY;  LIMITED  LIABILITY  PARTNERSHIP;
 CORPORATION;  PARTNERSHIP  OR  ANY  OTHER  LEGAL  ENTITY BIDDING ON SUCH
 PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT MUST REVEAL TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR REVIEW THE FULL
 NAMES OF ALL MEMBERS; MANAGERS; INDIVIDUALS; AND/OR STOCKHOLDERS OF SUCH
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; LIMITED LIABILITY  PARTNERSHIP;  CORPORATION;
 PARTNERSHIP OR ANY OTHER LEGAL ENTITY OR PERSON BIDDING ON SUCH PROJECT.
   3. A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT SHALL NOT BE AWARDED TO ANY PERSON; LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY; LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP; CORPORATION; PARTNER-
 SHIP OR ANY OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, WHO HAS ANY  MEMBERS;  MANAGERS;  AND/OR
 STOCKHOLDERS  WHO HAVE INTEREST IN SUCH LEGAL ENTITY, WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY
 BEEN FOUND GUILTY AND/OR DEBARRED FOR WAGE THEFT.
   4. AT NO TIME AFTER THE AWARDING OF A PUBLIC WORKS  PROJECT,  SHALL  A
 PERSON; LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP; CORPO-
 RATION; PARTNERSHIP OR ANY OTHER LEGAL ENTITY AUTHORIZE AN INDIVIDUAL AS
 MANAGER;  MEMBER  AND/OR  STOCKHOLDER  WHO HAS EVER BEEN DEBARRED AND/OR
 FOUND GUILTY OF WAGE THEFT TO HOLD ANY INTEREST IN  SUCH  LEGAL  ENTITY.
 THE  VIOLATION  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMI-
 NATION OF THE CONTRACT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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