Bill Commons

NY S 2131

in committee

Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates an employee lien

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jessica Ramosprimary
  • Jamaal Baileycosponsor
  • Jabari Brisportcosponsor
  • Samra Broukcosponsor
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Michael Gianariscosponsor
  • Kristen Gonzalezcosponsor
  • Andrew Gounardescosponsor
  • Pete Harckhamcosponsor
  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Liz Kruegercosponsor
  • John Liucosponsor
  • Rachel Maycosponsor
  • Zellnor Myriecosponsor
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor
  • James Sanders Jr.cosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor
  • Toby Ann Staviskycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7256not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2762not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1977not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 166

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S2131?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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