Secures payment of wages for work performed; creates lien remedy for employees; provides grounds for attachment; holds shareholders of non-publicly.

This bill amends the lien law to create a lien remedy for all employees, including laborers and servants, for unpaid wages. It provides grounds for attachment based on wage claims and streamlines procedures for employees to hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft. The ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company are held jointly and severally liable for wage theft. The bill also modifies the business corporation law to allow employees to inspect corporate records to pursue wage claims.

Secures payment of wages for work performed; creates lien remedy for employees; provides grounds for attachment; holds shareholders of non-publicly.

This bill amends the lien law to create a lien remedy for all employees, including laborers and servants, for unpaid wages. It provides grounds for attachment based on wage claims and streamlines procedures for employees to hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft. The ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company are held jointly and severally liable for wage theft. The bill also modifies the business corporation law to allow employees to inspect corporate records to pursue wage claims.