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New York Amends Labor Law to Limit Damages for Late Payments to Manual Workers

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INTRODUCTION On May 9, 2025, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill as part of the 2026 Fiscal Year budget, amending New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) Sections 191 and 198. The purpose of the amendment is to limit...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

New Amendments to the New York Labor Law Limit Certain Pay Frequency Claim Damages

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New York State has resolved a recent judicial split regarding pay frequency violation remedies by amending the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) to limit an employee’s ability to recover sizeable liquidated damages. New York...more

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New York Scales Back Damages for Frequency-of-Pay Violations

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A recent change to New York labor law means employers will no longer face business-crippling lawsuits for minor frequency-of-pay mistakes, as long as they have not previously been found to have violated the state’s...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Labor Law Amendments Limit Damages for Violation of New York’s Weekly Pay Law

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As we’ve blogged on previously, there’s a split in the New York intermediate-level appellate courts as to whether a private right of action exists for a violation of Labor Law § 191(1)(a), which—absent a waiver by the...more

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