New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 2081: Relates to payment of wages and certain costs and damages
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
S 2081 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to payment of wages and certain costs and damages. Primary sponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Removes the requirement that an employer has employed an average of one thousand or more persons in the past three years in order to pay less frequently than weekly, but not less frequently than semi-monthly; provides for damages for violations where the employer paid the employee wages on a regular payday, no less frequently than semi-monthly.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Cooney | Primary sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 56 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO LABOR
- REFERRED TO LABOR