Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this article and any officer or agent of a corporation who knowingly permits the corporation to violate any such provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than sixty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for a first offense, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment for a second or subsequent offense.

Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 145

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
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