§ 198-b. "Kick-back" of wages prohibited.
1.As used in this section,\nthe term "person" shall include any firm, partnership, association,\ncorporation or group of persons.\n 2. Whenever any employee who is engaged to perform labor shall be\npromised an agreed rate of wages for his or her services, be such\npromise in writing or oral, or shall be entitled to be paid or provided\nprevailing wages or supplements pursuant to article eight or nine of\nthis chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, either for that\nperson or any other person, to request, demand, or receive, either\nbefore or after such employee is engaged, a return, donation or\ncontribution of any part or all of said employee's wages, salary,\nsupplements, or other thing of value, upon the statement,\nrepresentation, or
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§ 198-b. "Kick-back" of wages prohibited. 1. As used in this section,\nthe term "person" shall include any firm, partnership, association,\ncorporation or group of persons.\n 2. Whenever any employee who is engaged to perform labor shall be\npromised an agreed rate of wages for his or her services, be such\npromise in writing or oral, or shall be entitled to be paid or provided\nprevailing wages or supplements pursuant to article eight or nine of\nthis chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, either for that\nperson or any other person, to request, demand, or receive, either\nbefore or after such employee is engaged, a return, donation or\ncontribution of any part or all of said employee's wages, salary,\nsupplements, or other thing of value, upon the statement,\nrepresentation, or understanding that failure to comply with such\nrequest or demand will prevent such employee from procuring or retaining\nemployment. Further, any person who directly or indirectly aids,\nrequests or authorizes any other person to violate any of the provisions\nof this section shall be guilty of a violation of the provisions of this\nsection.\n 3. Whenever an agreement between a bona fide labor organization and an\nemployer or an association of employers requires that employees shall be\npaid an agreed wage or rate of wages for their services, it shall be\nunlawful for any person, either for that person or any other person, to\nrequest, demand or receive, either before or after such employee is\nengaged, that such employee pay back, return, donate, contribute or give\nany part or all of said employee's wages, salary, supplements or thing\nof value, to any person, upon the statement, representation or\nunderstanding that failure to comply with such requests or demand will\nprevent such employee from procuring or retaining employment, and any\nperson who directly or indirectly aids, requests or authorizes any other\nperson to violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty\nof a violation of the provisions of this section.\n 4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any agent or\nrepresentative of a duly constituted labor organization acting in the\ncollection of dues or assessments of such organization.\n 5. A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a\nmisdemeanor.\n