New York S02078 allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for wage theft convictions and requires reporting of such convictions.

New York S02078 amends the labor law and criminal procedure law to allow licensing entities to suspend business licenses for wage theft convictions. The bill establishes that upon conviction of an employer for wage theft, the court may prohibit the employer from applying for a license to operate a business in the state under a different business name or opening a successor business engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity.

New York S02078 allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for wage theft convictions and requires reporting of such convictions.

New York S02078 amends the labor law and criminal procedure law to allow licensing entities to suspend business licenses for wage theft convictions. The bill establishes that upon conviction of an employer for wage theft, the court may prohibit the employer from applying for a license to operate a business in the state under a different business name or opening a successor business engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity.