Effective November 6, 2022, a new wage transparency law, amending the Westchester County Human Rights Law, prohibits employers from advertising a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity without also including the minimum or maximum salary information in the job posting or advertisement. The law aims to help close the gender and racial pay disparity by leveling
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New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect and New York City Amends City’s Sick Time Law Requiring Notice by October 30, 2020
New York State Paid Sick Leave Law
As we previously reported, New York State passed the New York State Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”), which went into effect on September 30, 2020. While some New York localities, such as New York City and Westchester County, have their own sick leave laws, the NYSSL will apply…
Attention: New York Employers. Do You Employ Manual Laborers?
By Jamie P. Clare on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices, Wage and Hour
New York employers, if you employ manual workers – defined by Section 190(4) of the New York State Labor Law as a “mechanic, workingman or laborer”, or more specifically, workers that spend at least 25% of their working time engaged in physical labor – you must pay them on a weekly basis. New York Labor…
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that FLSA Settlements Reached via Rule 68 Offers of Judgment Do Not Require Court Approval
By Bradley P. Pollina on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Earlier this month, in Yu v. Hasaki Restaurant Inc., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that settlements of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) lawsuits reached through the “offer of judgment” procedure under Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not require judicial approval. The court’s decision resolved a significant open…
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Regulations Raising the Minimum Salary Threshold and Increases the Threshold for the Highly Compensated Employee Exemption
By Randi W. Kochman on
Posted in Wage and Hour
On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its long-awaited final rule that will increase the minimum salary threshold that is required to be paid to employees who otherwise meet the “white collar” exemptions. The new rule is effective January 1, 2020 and will require employees be paid $684/week (equating to…