Assembly Bill A5348A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the wage payment integrity act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A5348 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4973
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190, 195, 198-b & 198-c, Lab L

2023-A5348 - Summary

Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices; expands enforcement provisions.

2023-A5348 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5348
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to payment of wages
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "wage
 payment integrity act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 190 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 328 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  "Wages"  means  the  earnings of an employee for labor or services
 rendered, regardless of whether the amount of earnings is determined  on
 a time, piece, commission or other basis. The term "wages" also includes
 ANY  EMPLOYMENT  COMPENSATION THAT IS NOT PAYABLE AT THE EMPLOYER'S SOLE
 AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION AND benefits or wage supplements as  defined  in
 section  one  hundred  ninety-eight-c  of  this  article, except for the
 purposes of sections one hundred ninety-one and one  hundred  ninety-two
 of  this article.   FOR A BONUS OR OTHER FORM OF EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
 TO BE EXCLUDED FROM "WAGES", THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE IN  A
 CLEAR,  PROMINENT,  TIMELY  AND UNCONTRADICTED FASHION THAT THE EMPLOYER
 HAS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PAY IT.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 195 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 564 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   2. notify his or her employees in writing of any changes to the infor-
 mation  set  forth  in  subdivision  one of this section, at least seven
 calendar days prior to the time of such changes, unless such changes are
 reflected on the wage statement furnished in accordance with subdivision
 three of this section. THE FAILURE OF AN EMPLOYER TO PRODUCE THE WRITTEN
 TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION  AND  SUBDIVISION
 ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION, UPON REQUEST OF THE COMMISSIONER OR AN EMPLOYEE,
 SHALL GIVE RISE TO A PRESUMPTION THAT THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT  THAT  THE
 EMPLOYEE HAS PRESENTED ARE THE AGREED TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09387-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5348A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4973
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190, 195, 198-b & 198-c, Lab L

2023-A5348A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions relating to payment of wages to include compensation that is not payable solely at the employer's discretion; requires certain notices; expands enforcement provisions.

2023-A5348A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5348--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SANTABARBARA, DE LOS SANTOS, REYES -- read
   once  and  referred  to  the  Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Labor in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to payment of wages
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "wage
 payment integrity act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 190 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 328 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  "Wages"  means  the  earnings of an employee for labor or services
 rendered, regardless of whether the amount of earnings is determined  on
 a time, piece, commission or other basis. The term "wages" also includes
 ANY  EMPLOYMENT  COMPENSATION THAT IS NOT PAYABLE AT THE EMPLOYER'S SOLE
 AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION AND benefits or wage supplements as  defined  in
 section  one  hundred  ninety-eight-c  of  this  article, except for the
 purposes of sections one hundred ninety-one and one  hundred  ninety-two
 of  this article.   FOR A BONUS OR OTHER FORM OF EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
 TO BE EXCLUDED FROM "WAGES", THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE IN  A
 CLEAR,  PROMINENT,  TIMELY  AND UNCONTRADICTED FASHION THAT THE EMPLOYER
 HAS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PAY IT.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 195 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 564 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   2. notify his or her employees in writing of any changes to the infor-
 mation  set  forth  in  subdivision  one of this section, at least seven
 calendar days prior to the time of such changes, unless such changes are
 reflected on the wage statement furnished in accordance with subdivision
 three of this section. THE FAILURE OF AN EMPLOYER TO PRODUCE THE WRITTEN
 TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION  AND  SUBDIVISION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09387-03-3
              

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