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S 6775: Includes bonus in the definition of wages for purposes of the labor law when the formula under which a bonus is determined is available to the employer or when the amount of a bonus has been declared; relates to the forfeit of wages.
What S 6775 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the labor law to include bonus compensation in the definition of wages. This means that bonuses will be considered as part of an employee's total earnings, regardless of the payment structure. The bill also establishes that all wages covered under the law are non-forfeitable, meaning that once the amount of a wage is known or can be reasonably determined, it cannot be forfeited. The bill clarifies that a bonus constitutes wages if it is determined by a certain formula and the data used to calculate it is available to the employer, or if the employer has declared the amount of the bonus. This change ensures that bonuses are treated as a form of compensation, rather than a separate payment.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6775
- What is the current status of S 6775?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6775 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LABOR".
- Did S 6775 pass?
- Not yet. S 6775 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6775, and where is it now?
- S 6775 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Mar. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 24, 2025 · 339 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6775 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 including bonus compen- sation in the definition of wages and forfeit of wages The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 190 of the labor law, as amended 2 by chapter 328 of the laws of 1972, is amended and a new subdivision 10 3 is added to read as follows: 4 1. "Wages" means the earnings of an employee for labor or services 5 rendered, regardless of whether the amount of earnings is determined on 6 a time, piece, commission, bonus, or other basis. The term "wages" also 7 includes benefits or wage supplements as defined in section one hundred 8 ninety-eight-c of this article, except for the purposes of sections one 9 hundred ninety-one and one hundred ninety-two of this article. 10 10. "Bonus" constitutes wages as defined in subdivision one of this 11 section, regardless of the source of revenue, when (a) the formula under 12 which a bonus is determined is certain and all the data utilized in 13 calculating the amount of a bonus under the formula is available to the 14 employer or (b) when the amount of a bonus has been declared by the 15 employer. 16 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 193-a to read as 17 follows: 18 § 193-a. Wages non-forfeitable. All wages covered under this article 19 shall be non-forfeitable once the amount of the wage is known or can 20 with reasonable certainty be known. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02379-01-5
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