2016 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 8 - (Labor) PUBLIC WORK
220-G - Additional enforcement of article.

  220-g.  Additional  enforcement  of  article.  For  the  purpose of
  enforcing this article, the affected employee may  bring  an  action  to
  recover  from  the  bond  which  is  required  by  section  one  hundred
  thirty-seven  of  the  state  finance  law,  of  the   contractor,   the
  subcontractor  or both, unpaid wages and supplements, including interest
  as provided for in subdivision eight of section two  hundred  twenty  of
  this  article,  due to persons furnishing labor to either the contractor
  or subcontractor. Said action may be brought against the contractor, the
  subcontractor, or the issuer of such bond, without prior notice,  within
  one  year  of  the  date of the last alleged underpayment, or within one
  year of the date of the filing of an order by the commissioner or  other
  fiscal  officer  determining  a  wage  or  supplement  underpayment. The
  employee may permit an employee  organization  or  the  commissioner  or
  other fiscal officer to commence such action on his behalf.