Legislation
SECTION 220-G
Additional enforcement of article
Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 8
§ 220-g. Additional enforcement of article. For the purpose of
enforcing this article, the affected employee may bring an action to
recover from the bond which is required by section one hundred
thirty-seven of the state finance law, of the contractor, the
subcontractor or both, unpaid wages and supplements, including interest
as provided for in subdivision eight of section two hundred twenty of
this article, due to persons furnishing labor to either the contractor
or subcontractor. Said action may be brought against the contractor, the
subcontractor, or the issuer of such bond, without prior notice, within
one year of the date of the last alleged underpayment, or within one
year of the date of the filing of an order by the commissioner or other
fiscal officer determining a wage or supplement underpayment. The
employee may permit an employee organization or the commissioner or
other fiscal officer to commence such action on his behalf.
enforcing this article, the affected employee may bring an action to
recover from the bond which is required by section one hundred
thirty-seven of the state finance law, of the contractor, the
subcontractor or both, unpaid wages and supplements, including interest
as provided for in subdivision eight of section two hundred twenty of
this article, due to persons furnishing labor to either the contractor
or subcontractor. Said action may be brought against the contractor, the
subcontractor, or the issuer of such bond, without prior notice, within
one year of the date of the last alleged underpayment, or within one
year of the date of the filing of an order by the commissioner or other
fiscal officer determining a wage or supplement underpayment. The
employee may permit an employee organization or the commissioner or
other fiscal officer to commence such action on his behalf.