New York S 4519: Relates to awards to employees who prevail in actions on kick-back claims

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S04519 Summary:

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Relates to awards to employees who prevail in actions on kick-back claims; provides that such employees shall be entitled to the full amount of what was received, liquidated damages, attorney's fees and prejudgment interest.

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

05/14/20251ST REPORT CAL.1118

05/15/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/19/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2025PASSED SENATE

05/29/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4519

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to awards to employees who
 prevail in actions on kick-back claims

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

 1 Section 1. Section 198-b of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. In any action instituted in the courts upon a kick-back claim
 4 pursuant to this section by an employee in which the employee prevails,
 5 the court shall allow such employee to recover the full amount of the
 6 wages, supplements or other thing of value received, liquidated damages
 7 in the amount of one hundred percent of the full amount of the wages,
 8 supplements or other thing of value received, reasonable attorney's
 9 fees, and prejudgment interest as required under the civil practice law
 10 and rules.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09087-01-5

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