Governor Kathy Hochul’s newly-unveiled, Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Proposal includes an amendment to Section 198 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL) that could put an end to pay frequency claims.  Governor Hochul has suggested a modification to NYLL Section 198(1-a) that would clarify that an Employee is not entitled to liquidated damages for pay frequency violations “where the Employee was paid in accordance with the agreed terms of employment, but not less frequently than semi-monthly.” 

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