Goldberg Segalla partner and vice chair of the firm’s nationwide Employment and Labor practice group, Christopher P. Maugans, was quoted in Law360 on the impact of changes that were made to New York State’s pay frequency law.

The article, “More Deals, Fewer Cases 1 Year After NY Pay Frequency Shift,” examines amendments made to Section 191 of New York Labor Law in 2025, which freed employers from liquidated damages for their first late-pay violation and allows workers to recover those damages only after the second violation.

As the amendment was applied retroactively, Chris says many cases have either settled or been dismissed, while new cases have slowed down.

“After the amendment went through, that drastically changed the valuation of the cases,” he says. “It was good while it lasted, but there are not as many firms investing in new claims.”

Chris says that Section 191 claims were “driving the litigation” before the amendment but have since taken a back seat, as they now often accompany minimum wage or overtime claims. He adds that litigation surrounding Section 191 claims was a “cash cow” since the 2019 Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department decision in Vega v. CM & Associates Construction Management LLC, but the amendment has “disincentivized plaintiffs’ attorneys from bringing those claims.”

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: “More Deals, Fewer Cases 1 Year After NY Pay Frequency Shift,” Law360, May 8, 2026 (Subscription required)

MORE ABOUT GOLDBERG SEGALLA’S Christopher P. Maugans:

Chris dedicates his practice to counseling and defending employers in state and federal courts as well as administrative actions. With a focus on serving both public- and private-sector clients, Chris handles matters involving workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims, wage and hour issues, misappropriation of company trade secrets, and enforcement of restrictive covenants in employment agreements, including non-compete, non-solicit, and confidential provisions.