Bill > A00766

This bill amends various laws to create an employee's lien remedy for wage claims, provide grounds for attachment, and streamline procedures for employees to hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft. Specifically, it: - Defines "employee," "employer," and "wage claim" for the purposes of establishing employee's liens. - Allows employees to file liens on their employer's real and personal property for the value of unpaid wages, including liquidated damages and penalties. - Establishes procedures for filing, serving, and enforcing employee's liens, including provisions for extending the duration of liens. - Provides that employee's liens have priority over most other claims against the employer's property. - Allows attachment of an employer's property in civil actions based on wage claims. - Streamlines the process for employees to hold the 10 largest shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for unpaid wages. - Creates a similar right for employees of non-publicly traded limited liability companies to hold the 10 members with the largest ownership interests personally liable. The bill aims to strengthen protections and enforcement mechanisms for employees seeking to recover unpaid wages.