N.Y. Labor Law 390 – Contribution to benefit or insurance fund
§ 390. Contribution to benefit or insurance fund. 1. A corporation operating a mercantile establishment shall not by deduction from salary, compensation or wages, by direct payment or otherwise, compel any employee in such establishment to contribute to a benefit or insurance fund maintained or managed for the employees of such establishment by such corporation, or by any other corporation or person. Every contract or agreement whereby such contribution is exacted shall be void.
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 390
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. A corporation violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars recoverable by the person aggrieved in any court of competent jurisdiction.
3. A director, officer or agent of a corporation which compels any employee to make a contribution in violation of this section or sign any agreement to make such contribution, or which imposes or requires such a contribution as condition of entering into or continuing in the employment of a mercantile establishment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.