N.Y. General Obligations Law § 3-315: Married woman's right of action for wages

§ 3-315. Married woman's right of action for wages. 1. A married woman

shall have a cause of action in her own sole and separate right for all

wages, salary, profits, compensation or other remuneration for which she

may render work, labor or services or which may be derived from any

trade, business or occupation carried on by her, and her husband shall

have no right of action therefor unless she or he with her knowledge and

consent has otherwise expressly agreed with the person obligated to pay

such wages, salary, profits, compensation or other remuneration.

2. In any action or proceeding in which a married woman or her husband

shall seek to recover wages, salary, profits, compensation or other

remuneration for which such married woman has rendered work, labor or

services or which was derived from any trade, business or occupation

carried on by her or in which the loss of such wages, salary, profits,

compensation or other remuneration shall be an item of damage claimed by

a married woman or her husband, the presumption of law in all such cases

shall be that such married woman is alone entitled thereto, unless the

contrary expressly appears.