NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul Reach Agreement in State Budget to Limit Damages on Frequency-of-Pay Cases

NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul Reach Agreement in State Budget to Limit Damages on Frequency-of-Pay Cases

NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul Reach Agreement in State Budget to Limit Damages on Frequency-of-Pay Cases In a significant development for New York employers, the New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul have agreed to amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to limit the damages available in so-called “frequency-of-pay” actions brought by employees alleging that their employer failed to pay them wages within the time frame set forth…

Citizen Action of New York Responds to Governor Hochul’s FY 26 State Budget • Citizen Action of New York

We Refuse to Celebrate a Budget That Abandons Our Communities (Albany, NY) –  In response to Governor Hochul’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget deal, Carolyn Martinez-Class and Rebecca Garrard, Interim Co-Executive Directors at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “This budget is not a cause for celebration. Governor Hochul played political games with people’s lives, penny-pinched her way through negotiations, and showed a blatan…