Labor Law § 390 · Title 2. General
Contribution to benefit or insurance fund
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 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.
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.
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