The US Department of Labor has finalized a rule which would increase the salary thresholds necessary to qualify for an exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Read MoreThe New York Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations which would modify several industry-specific wage requirements including the salary threshold for exempt executive or administrative employees.
Read MoreThree recent developments in federal and New York State wage laws will impact which employees qualify as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, how much employers will be required to pay hourly employees, and the consequences for failing to pay employees for work performed. On the federal level, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a proposed rule which would increase the salary thresholds necessary to qualify for an exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. On the state level, NYS legislators have enacted two pieces of legislation: one that increases the statewide minimum wage annually through 2026 and a second that makes wage theft a larceny under the NYS penal code.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued two revised mandatory posters relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Employers are required to keep these notices posted in a conspicuous place in the workplace where they can be readily seen by employees and applicants.
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On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council approved a bill that, if enacted, would require New York City employers to include the minimum and maximum salary in job postings. The Mayor has not yet signed the bill. This is the latest attempt by NYC to promote greater pay transparency and is part of a broader trend across the country of salary disclosure laws.
Read MoreThis week, the New York City Council introduced a “NYC Essential Workers Bill of Rights” as part of a broader COVID-19 relief package. The NYC Essential Workers Bill of Rights is comprised of four bills, which address premium pay and just cause rights for employees working in essential businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; propose the expansion of sick and safe leave to independent contractors; and advocate a new standard for classifying workers as independent contractors.
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