Bill > A00046

This bill: - Creates new definitions for "employee," "employer," and "wage claim" in the Lien Law, which allows employees to file liens against their employer's property for unpaid wages. - Expands the Lien Law to allow employees to file liens on their employer's real and personal property for unpaid wages, in addition to existing mechanic's liens. - Establishes procedures for filing, serving, and enforcing employee's liens, including allowing the Department of Labor and Attorney General to obtain liens on behalf of employees. - Gives priority to employee's liens over other liens and claims, except for certain prior mortgages and building loans. - Streamlines procedures for employees to hold the ten largest shareholders of a non-publicly traded corporation personally liable for wage theft. - Allows victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a limited liability company personally liable. - Provides grounds for attachment and expedited hearings when seeking attachment for wage claims. - Requires the Department of Labor and Attorney General to notify employees of the outcome of any legal actions brought on their behalf.