Assembly Bill A455

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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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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2025-A455 (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
2023-2024: A4297

2025-A455 (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.

2025-A455 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    455
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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 SUCH EMPLOYEE'S
 EMPLOYER TO ENTER INTO OR REMAIN IN  AN  EMPLOYMENT  RELATIONSHIP,  SUCH
 EMPLOYEE  SHALL  RECOVER IN A CIVIL ACTION ALL DAMAGES INCURRED IN RELI-
 ANCE ON SUCH FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT, TOGETHER WITH COSTS  AND  REASONABLE
 ATTORNEY'S  FEES, PREJUDGMENT INTEREST AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CIVIL PRAC-
 TICE 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.
                                                            LBD02396-01-5

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