Statute · New York Labor Law
N.Y. Lab. Law § 197 — Civil penalty
N.Y. Lab. Law § 197
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Labor Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 197. Civil penalty. Any employer who fails to pay the wages of his employees or shall differentiate in rate of pay because of protected class status, as provided in this article, shall forfeit to the people of the state the sum of five hundred dollars for each such failure, to be recovered by…
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N.Y. Lab. Law § 197 — Civil penalty is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 197. Civil penalty. Any employer who fails to pay the wages of his employees or shall differentiate in rate of pay because of protected class status, as provided in this article, shall forfeit to the people of the state the sum of five hundred dollars for each such failure, to be recovered by the commissioner in any legal action necessary, including administrative action or a civil action.