Assembly Bill A2022A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to wage theft

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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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2021-A2022 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4009
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§155.00 & 155.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6795, S4405
2023-2024: A154, S2832

2021-A2022 - Summary

Adds wage theft to the types of activities included in the crime of larceny.

2021-A2022 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2022
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  AUBRY,  BARNWELL, DeSTEFANO, DICKENS,
   FERNANDEZ,  COOK,  FALL,  GRIFFIN,  EPSTEIN,   J. RIVERA,   GOTTFRIED,
   WILLIAMS,  McMAHON, WEPRIN, VANEL, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. CARROLL, GALEF, THIELE -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to wage theft
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  155.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 514 of the laws of 1986, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 10 is added to read as follows:
   1. "Property" means any money, WAGES, personal property, real  proper-
 ty,  computer  data, computer program, thing in action, evidence of debt
 or contract, or any article, substance or thing of value, including  any
 gas,  steam,  water  or  electricity,  which is provided for a charge or
 compensation.
   10. "WORKFORCE" MEANS A GROUP OF ONE OR MORE PEOPLE PROVIDING SERVICES
 IN EXCHANGE FOR WAGES FOR ONE PERSON OR ENTITY.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 155.05 of the penal law  is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) BY WAGE THEFT.
   A  PERSON  OBTAINS  PROPERTY  BY  WAGE  THEFT WHEN HE AGREES TO HIRE A
 PERSON TO PERFORM SERVICES AND THE PERSON PERFORMS SUCH SERVICES AND THE
 DEFENDANT WITHHOLDS SUCH WAGES FROM SAID PERSON. IN  A  PROSECUTION  FOR
 WAGE  THEFT,  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF VENUE, IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO AGGREGATE
 ALL TAKINGS FROM ONE PERSON FROM ONE DEFENDANT, INTO ONE LARCENY  COUNT,
 EVEN  IF THE TAKINGS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES. IT IS ALSO PERMISSI-
 BLE TO AGGREGATE TAKINGS FROM A WORKFORCE INTO ONE LARCENY COUNT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06159-01-1

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2021-A2022A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4009
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§155.00 & 155.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6795, S4405
2023-2024: A154, S2832

2021-A2022A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds wage theft to the types of activities included in the crime of larceny.

2021-A2022A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2022--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  AUBRY,  BARNWELL, DeSTEFANO, DICKENS,
   FERNANDEZ,  COOK,  FALL,  GRIFFIN,  EPSTEIN,   J. RIVERA,   GOTTFRIED,
   WILLIAMS,  McMAHON,  WEPRIN,  VANEL,  McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  RAMOS --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CARROLL, GALEF, THIELE  --  read  once
   and  referred  to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to wage theft
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  155.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 514 of the laws of 1986, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 10 is added to read as follows:
   1. "Property" means any money, WAGES, personal property, real  proper-
 ty,  computer  data, computer program, thing in action, evidence of debt
 or contract, or any article, substance or thing of value, including  any
 gas,  steam,  water  or  electricity,  which is provided for a charge or
 compensation.
   10. "WORKFORCE" MEANS A GROUP OF ONE OR MORE PEOPLE PROVIDING SERVICES
 IN EXCHANGE FOR WAGES FOR ONE PERSON OR ENTITY.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 155.05 of the penal law  is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) BY WAGE THEFT.
   A  PERSON OBTAINS PROPERTY BY WAGE THEFT WHEN HE OR SHE AGREES TO HIRE
 A PERSON TO PERFORM SERVICES AND THE PERSON PERFORMS SUCH  SERVICES  AND
 THE  DEFENDANT  WITHHOLDS  SUCH WAGES FROM SAID PERSON. IN A PROSECUTION
 FOR WAGE THEFT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF VENUE, IT IS PERMISSIBLE  TO  AGGRE-
 GATE  ALL  TAKINGS  FROM ONE PERSON FROM ONE DEFENDANT, INTO ONE LARCENY
 COUNT, EVEN IF THE TAKINGS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE  COUNTIES.  IT  IS  ALSO
 PERMISSIBLE  TO  AGGREGATE  TAKINGS  FROM  A  WORKFORCE INTO ONE LARCENY
 COUNT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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