What is the SWEAT bill?
SWEAT stands for Securing Wages Earned Against Theft. The bill combats wage theft by allowing workers to put a lien on their boss’s assets as part of their wage theft claim. The lien prevents the boss from moving their funds and claiming they cannot pay workers because they are bankrupt.
What is the SWEAT coalition?
The SWEAT Coalition (Securing Wages Earned Against Theft) has been advocating and pressuring lawmakers since 2015 to protect workers suffering from wage theft. The SWEAT Coalition is a state-wide group of 111 grassroots organizations, workers centers, legal service providers, and advocates fighting to ensure that New York’s workers can recover the wages employers owe them.
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