Employment Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation
August 3, 2010
Service Workers to Get Fair Wages, Employees Given Greater Access to Payroll Records under Two NY State Assembly Legislation
An Act to Amend the Labor Law, in Relation to Prevailing Wages for Service workers/ Wage Theft Prevention Act
A.10257-D/A.10163-B, 7/1/2010
The New York State Assembly has passed legislation instituting enforcement measures and safeguards to the prevailing wage law for service employees and enhancing wage protections under New York State Law.
A measure approved by the Assembly adds safeguards and enforcement tools to the prevailing wage law for service employees (A.10257-D/Gianaris). The legislation would:
- Expand the entities which must pay workers prevailing wages to include public utility companies;
- Require third parties to acknowledge their obligation to pay prevailing wages by way of a written agreement and to produce payroll records showing proper payment; and
- Increase penalties associated with failure…
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