Residents, state officials, community organizers and labor leaders gathered in Jackson Heights on Thursday to support passage of The Wage Theft Prevention Act. The legislation would increase penalties and tighten enforcement of New York State laws protecting workers from nonpayment and underpayment of wages and make it easier for law-abiding businesses to remain competitive, according to state senators.
If a worker is not being paid minimum wage in New York State or if wages are stolen, the employee may take his or her employers to court. Current law allows an employee to collect back wages and to recuperate an additional 25 percent of all wages…
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