N.Y. Labor Law Section 635
Deductions from wages

Any employer who shall make a deduction from the remuneration of any employee to pay any portion of the contribution which the employer is required to make shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 635 — Deductions from wages, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/635 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

630
Penalties 631
Corporation officers’ liability 632
False statements or representations 633
Wilful failure to pay contributions 634
Refusal to permit inspections of records 635
Deductions from wages 636
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Original Source: Section 635 — Deductions from wages, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/635 (last accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

N.Y. Labor Law Section 635 Deductions from wages

N.Y. Labor Law Section 635
Deductions from wages