New York Paid Family Leave Update for 2019

Effective January 1, 2019, the number of weeks that eligible employees can take to bond with a new child, care for a sick family member, or assist loved ones when a family member is deployed abroad on active military service increases to 10 weeks. The number of weeks...

New York State Paid Family Leave

New York State passed a Paid Family Leave (PFL) law that provides partial income replacement and job protection while workers are on leave for covered reasons, such as bonding with their child (during the first 12 months following the birth, adoption, or fostering of...

Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) – New York

Section 195 of the New York Labor Law, requires all employers, other than governmental agencies, to give employees at the time of hire (before work is performed), notice of the following: The employee’s rate or rates of pay The overtime rate of pay, if the...

New York Minimum Wage Increases

The Minimum Wage rates are scheduled to increase each year on 12/31 until they reach $15.00 per hour. Employers must post a Minimum Wage Information poster in their establishment. General Minimum Wage Rate Schedule Location 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20...