Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Ability to Do Business in New York
Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Ability to Do Business in New York
To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.
"if you can't do business LEGALLY , you can't do business HERE"
Sounds like a perfectly reasonable measure. If such a thing gets introduced in my own state, I'll be all over that.
I'm completely on board with this kind of thing, but a much more effective measure is to levy fines which can get extreme. HIPAA is a great example of how powerful of a force fines can be. If you get stripped of your right to do business you can always start a new business or move to another state. But if you have to pay a fine, there's no easy way out - you can fight it in court but at the end of the day you're likely paying the fine. This would allow the state to actually recoup on the damage that wage theft reaps on the populace of the state.
these have just been introduced so if you live in New York, obviously now is a good time to lobby your legislator. you can find each as follows:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8451