New York A 455: Relates to establishing a claim for fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship

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A00455 Summary:

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Establishes a claim for fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship based on false promises as to wages, benefits, or intentions as to the duration of employment.

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01/08/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 455

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a claim for
 fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 198-f to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 198-f. Fraudulent inducement prohibited. 1. No employer shall know-
 4 ingly make any false or misleading statement regarding wages, benefits,
 5 or wage supplements to any person with intent to induce such person into
 6 entering or remaining in an employment relationship.
 7 2. If any employee has been fraudulently induced by such employee's
 8 employer to enter into or remain in an employment relationship, such
 9 employee shall recover in a civil action all damages incurred in reli-
 10 ance on such fraudulent inducement, together with costs and reasonable
 11 attorney's fees, prejudgment interest as required under the civil prac-
 12 tice law and rules, and an additional amount as liquidated damages equal
 13 to one hundred percent of the total amount of such reliance damages.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02396-01-5

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