Assembly Bill A4297

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a claim for fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship

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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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2023-A4297 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §198-f, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4625
2025-2026: A455

2023-A4297 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a claim for fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship based on false promises as to wages, benefits, or intentions as to the duration of employment.

2023-A4297 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4297
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a  claim  for
   fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship
 
   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  198-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  198-F. FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED. 1. NO EMPLOYER SHALL KNOW-
 INGLY MAKE ANY FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT REGARDING WAGES,  BENEFITS,
 OR WAGE SUPPLEMENTS TO ANY PERSON WITH INTENT TO INDUCE SUCH PERSON INTO
 ENTERING OR REMAINING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.
   2. IF ANY EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN FRAUDULENTLY INDUCED BY HIS OR HER EMPLOY-
 ER  TO  ENTER  INTO  OR  REMAIN IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP, HE OR SHE
 SHALL RECOVER IN A CIVIL ACTION ALL DAMAGES INCURRED IN RELIANCE ON SUCH
 FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT, TOGETHER WITH  COSTS  AND  REASONABLE  ATTORNEY'S
 FEES,  PREJUDGMENT INTEREST AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES, AND AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT  AS  LIQUIDATED  DAMAGES  EQUAL  TO  ONE
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH RELIANCE DAMAGES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05941-01-3

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