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In this regard, this blog is Part VI of our series on “Remedies under Major New York Labor and Employment Laws.” In Part V, we deliberated on the remedies available under the New York State Employment Relations Act and mentioned that a prevailing party might recover economic damages (back pay that is usually awarded by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) of New York), compensatory damages (any remedy required to effectuate the act’s policies), and punitive damages (any remedy required t-o effectuate the act’s policies). We also added that although there is no applicable state law through which an employee may recover attorney’s fees and costs, affirmative or a range of other actions may be taken by PERB with the aim of effectuating the policies of the New York State Employment Relations Act.

Moving the discussion forward, this blog is titled “Remedies Available Under the New York Professional Employer Act” and is a review of the remedies available under this act and as codified under N.Y. Lab. Law §§ 915 et seq.

Remedies Available Under the New York Professional Employer Act

Economic Damages

To start with, unlike under other laws such as the NYSHRL, Disability Benefits Law, and Paid Family Benefits Law, there is no applicable state law through which a prevailing party may recover compensatory damages under the New York Professional Employer Act.

Compensatory Damages

Similarly, there is no applicable state law through which a prevailing party may recover compensatory damages under the New York Professional Employer Act.

Punitive Damages

Additionally, there is no applicable state law through which a prevailing party may recover compensatory damages under the New York Professional Employer Act.

Attorney’s Fees and Costs

On the same note, there is no applicable state law through which a prevailing party may recover compensatory damages under the New York Professional Employer Act.

Injunctive Relief

Nonetheless, injunctive relief constitutes a remedy available under this act. For instance, pursuant to N.Y. Lab. Law § 924(6), if an individual claiming to be a PEO (professional employer organization) or a PEO fails to comply with the commissioner’s order to register or renew registration, the latter may seek to prohibit the specific unlawful conduct.

“Other” Remedies

Additionally, despite the unavailability of economic, compensatory, and punitive damages, there are several “other” remedies available under the New York Professional Employer Act. For example, pursuant to N.Y. Penal Law § 80.05(2) and N.Y. Penal Law § 70.15(2), a court may impose a class B misdemeanor fine and a class B misdemeanor imprisonment, respectively. However, while the fine imposed under the first statute cannot be more than $500, the imprisonment imposed under the second statute cannot last for more than 3 months.

Additionally, pursuant to N.Y. Lab. Law § 924(7), a non-prevailing party can be held liable with a class B misdemeanor for intentionally failing to comply with the requirements for registration or renewal of the same.

Moreover, pursuant to N.Y. Lab. Law § 924(4)(b), an individual claiming to be a professional employer organization (PEO) or a client who is contracting with a PEO but whom the latter should have knowledge or should have known has had its registration revoked by the commissioner, has failed to renew its registration, or even failed to register is liable for to up to a $1000 in civil penalties for the initial violation, and up to $5000 in civil penalties for a second or any other violation that follows.

Lastly, pursuant to N.Y. Lab. Law § 924(4)(a), all entities or individuals with a 5% or greater interest in PEO, an individual claiming to be a PEO, or a PEO itself can be liable for up to $3000 in civil penalties for the initial violation, and up to $5000 for any other violation that follows.

In Part VII of the series and our blog titled “Remedies Available under the New York False Claims Act,” we will discuss the various remedies available under this act and pursuant to N.Y. State Fin. Law §§ 187 et seq.

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Isaac T.,

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