On December 29, 2014 Governor Cuomo signed a bill that repealed the Wage Theft Prevention Act annual notice requirement. Essentially, under the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), employers were required to notify and receive written acknowledgement from every worker about their rate of pay, allowances, pay day, etc.
In general, an employee’s “hours worked” include all time an employee must be on duty, or on the employer’s premises or at any other prescribed place of work. All employees must be paid for all time worked. So if your employer is forcing you to work off the clock, you
IF YOU ARE BEING PAID OFF THE BOOKS, IN CASH OR VIA PERSONAL CHECK, YOUR EMPLOYER MAY BE BREAKING THE LAW. AND YOU MIGHT BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION. Are you being paid off the books? Chances are, your employer is breaking New York wage and hour law. Just by failing
How Often Should I Be Paid if I Perform Manual Work? Unless your employer has authorization from the New York Commissioner of Labor (and, among other things, employs at least 1,000 workers in New York) or is a non-profitmaking organization, employees who perform manual work need to be paid weekly
On June 30, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed regulations that would amend various provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In particular, the DOL proposed changes to the regulations governing the “white collar” exemption for executive, administrative, and professional employees. The FLSA (and wage
