Removes employment size requirement for less frequent wage payments; provides damages for violations.

This bill amends the labor law to remove the requirement that an employer must have employed an average of one thousand or more persons in the past three years to pay less frequently than weekly, but not less frequently than semi-monthly. It allows the commissioner to authorize such payments if the employer can prove their ability to meet payroll responsibilities. The bill also provides for damages for violations where the employer paid the employee wages on a regular payday, no less frequently than semi-monthly.

Removes employment size requirement for less frequent wage payments; provides damages for violations.

This bill amends the labor law to remove the requirement that an employer must have employed an average of one thousand or more persons in the past three years to pay less frequently than weekly, but not less frequently than semi-monthly. It allows the commissioner to authorize such payments if the employer can prove their ability to meet payroll responsibilities. The bill also provides for damages for violations where the employer paid the employee wages on a regular payday, no less frequently than semi-monthly.