S 4473

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: June 4, 2026.

Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to compensate workers.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-4473

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Codes

Senate in_committee 2026-06-04

Labor / Employment

Summary

Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to be liquidated damages rather than penalties or to compensate workers for the employer's failure to prevent wage theft and for the harm to employees that results from such failure.

Sponsor

Jessica Ramos

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-02-05	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-06-04	Status	in_committee
2026-06-04	Latest Action	Assembly Floor Calendar

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