Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborMar 25, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)
Senate bill · S162 (2025-26)
Authorizes the commissioner of labor and the workers' compensation board to issue stop-work orders
New York State Senate
Same as A7421, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Latest action Jun 5, 2026
Sponsor: Jessica Ramos (State Senator, District 13, Democratic/Working Families)
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Summary
Authorizes the commissioner of labor and the workers' compensation board to issue stop-work orders; establishes procedure for the issuance of such orders; establishes penalties for failure to comply with such orders.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Labor Law.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To protect workers from wage theft by holding employers accountable, permitting the New York State Department of Labor to issue a stop work order for non-compliance.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Labor · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Labor · New York State Senate.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Jessica Ramos says this is needed
Every year in New York State, thousands of workers have their wages stolen. From 2017 through 2021, Federal and State investigators found more than 13,000 cases of wage theft, according to an analysis of two databases obtained from the U.S. and New York Labor departments. The databases provide previously unreported details on how much money has been stolen from workers and shed light on which businesses have commit- ted wage theft. In all, federal and state investigators determined during the five-year period that more than $203 million in wages had been stolen from about 127,000 workers in New York, the analysis shows. This bill is needed to act as a preventative measure and increase the likelihood that victims of wage theft will be able to secure payment of wages due from their employers. Other states, such as New Jersey, have proven that stop-work orders have acted as an effective measure to secure wages. After an investigation by NJDOL's Division of Wage and Hour Compliance that resulted in issuing stop-work orders that shuttered the doors of 27 Boston Markets around the state, more than $630,000 in back wages has been paid to 314 workers. New York State's workers are owed the same protective measures.
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Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborJan 28, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)Vote: Committee vote · Labor
Senate LaborMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(12) (1) (0) (0)
Full history
- Jun 5, 2026
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
- Mar 30, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Mar 26, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Mar 25, 2026
1ST Report CAL.652
1ST REPORT CAL.652
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
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- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate
- Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
- May 19, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- May 15, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- May 14, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1109
1ST REPORT CAL.1109
NY Senate
- Mar 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly
- Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate
Read the record
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