While I am in agreement with the conclusion reached at Special Term, I am constrained to point out that since the subject of the suit is "wages" rather than "wage supplements" the governing section of the Labor Law is section 198-a and not section 198-c. Although both sections are penal in nature, the law is plain that the statute gives rise to a right of civil action in addition to a right to proceed criminally...
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