Establishes a claim for fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship based on false promises as to wages, benefits, or intentions as to the duration of employment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4625
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a claim for
fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 198-e to
2 read as follows:
3 § 198-e. Fraudulent inducement prohibited. 1. No employer shall know-
4 ingly make any false or misleading statement regarding wages, benefits,
5 or wage supplements to any person with intent to induce such person into
6 entering or remaining in an employment relationship.
7 2. If any employee has been fraudulently induced by his or her employ-
8 er to enter into or remain in an employment relationship, he or she
9 shall recover in a civil action all damages incurred in reliance on such
10 fraudulent inducement, together with costs and reasonable attorney's
11 fees, prejudgment interest as required under the civil practice law and
12 rules, and an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to one
13 hundred percent of the total amount of such reliance damages.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04635-01-1
