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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5000: Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to compensate workers

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 5000 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to compensate workers. Primary sponsor: Harry Bronson (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S4473.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to be liquidated damages rather than penalties or to compensate workers for the employer's failure to prevent wage theft and for the harm to employees that results from such failure.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harry BronsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse138
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S4473
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.477
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.477
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  7. REFERRED TO LABOR
  8. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source