In 2019, an appeals court ruled that individuals, not just state regulators, could bring cases under an old state law, significantly impacting businesses by retroactively increasing payroll costs for lower-wage workers.
The consequences of this ruling meant that workers could claim damages for every late paycheck, potentially leading to a significant financial burden on companies, exacerbated by trial lawyers filing numerous lawsuits.
#new-york-state-budget #legislative-dysfunction #small-business #state-law-impact #trial-lawyer-lawsuits
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