Senate BillPassed first house
S 4519: Relates to awards to employees who prevail in actions on kick-back claims; provides that such employees shall be entitled to the full amount of what was received, liquidated damages, attorney's fees and prejudgment interest.
What S 4519 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the labor law to provide better compensation to employees who prevail in actions against companies for kick-back claims. Employees who win such cases can recover the full amount of wages, supplements, or other value received, plus liquidated damages equal to 100% of the amount, reasonable attorney's fees, and prejudgment interest. This change is intended to provide greater financial protection to employees who have been wronged by companies. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing employees to receive these enhanced benefits as soon as they win their cases.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4519
- What is the current status of S 4519?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4519 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LABOR".
- Did S 4519 pass?
- Not yet. S 4519 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 4519, and where is it now?
- S 4519 was authored by Sen. Jessica Ramos. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| May. 29, 2025 | referred to labor |
| May. 29, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 222 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4519 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to awards to employees who prevail in actions on kick-back claims The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 198-b of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. In any action instituted in the courts upon a kick-back claim 4 pursuant to this section by an employee in which the employee prevails, 5 the court shall allow such employee to recover the full amount of the 6 wages, supplements or other thing of value received, liquidated damages 7 in the amount of one hundred percent of the full amount of the wages, 8 supplements or other thing of value received, reasonable attorney's 9 fees, and prejudgment interest as required under the civil practice law 10 and rules. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09087-01-5
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