Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates an employee lien
Summary
Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Fall
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Dave McDonough
RRepublican
Co
Deborah Glick
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Gallagher
DDemocratic
Co
Harvey Epstein
DDemocratic
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