On Feb. 13, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to the state’s “Trapped at Work Act” (the Act), which prohibits the use of certain “employment promissory notes” — also known as “stay-or-pay” provisions — that require employees to pay their employer if their employment relationship terminates before the passage of a stated period of time. (See our recent client alert, ‘Trapped at Work Act’ Prohibits NY Employers From Requiring Certain Repayments for Early Departures,’ Dec.