Senate Bill S7096

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to awards to employees who prevail in actions on kick-back claims

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §198-b, Lab L

2023-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to awards to employees who prevail in actions on kick-back claims; provides that such employees shall be entitled to the full amount of what was received, liquidated damages, attorney's fees and prejudgment interest.

2023-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7096 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7096
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to awards  to  employees  who
   prevail in actions on kick-back claims
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 198-b of the labor law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  IN  ANY  ACTION  INSTITUTED  IN  THE COURTS UPON A KICK-BACK CLAIM
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BY AN EMPLOYEE IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEE  PREVAILS,
 THE  COURT  SHALL  ALLOW SUCH EMPLOYEE TO RECOVER THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE
 WAGES, SUPPLEMENTS OR OTHER THING OF VALUE RECEIVED, LIQUIDATED  DAMAGES
 IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE WAGES,
 SUPPLEMENTS OR OTHER THING  OF  VALUE  RECEIVED,  REASONABLE  ATTORNEY'S
 FEES,  AND PREJUDGMENT INTEREST AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW
 AND RULES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10996-01-3



              

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