New York Statutes
§ 197 — Civil penalty
New York § 197
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N.Y. Labor § 197 (2026).
Text
§ 197. Civil penalty. Any employer who fails to pay the wages of his\nemployees or shall differentiate in rate of pay because of protected\nclass status, as provided in this article, shall forfeit to the people\nof the state the sum of five hundred dollars for each such failure, to\nbe recovered by the commissioner in any legal action necessary,\nincluding administrative action or a civil action.\n
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