New York State Increases Salary Thresholds for Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions for Executive or Administrative Employees
Effective January 1, 2024, the New York State salary threshold for exempt executive and administrative employees is as follows: New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties $1,200.00/week ($62,400.00/year) The Rest of New York State $1,124.20/week ($58,458.40/year) Employers will have to increase the salary of executive and administrative employees accordingly to continue to treat them […]
Reminder: New York State Minimum Wage to Increase in 2024
As we previously reported, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York State 2024 Budget Agreement into law, which contained increases to the State’s minimum wage rates. Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage will increase incrementally over the next few years based on the region where employees work as follows: For New […]
New York Governor Hochul Passes Bill that Modifies the Definition of Clerical and Other Workers
Recently, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed bill S5572/A6796 that amends the New York Labor Law’s definition of “clerical and other worker.” Specifically, the new legislation increases the minimum weekly earnings that a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee must receive to be excluded from the category of “clerical and other worker,” from $900 […]
New York State Minimum Wage to Increase in 2024
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the New York State 2024 Budget Agreement into law, which contained increases to the State’s minimum wage rates. Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage will increase incrementally over the next few years based on the region where employees work as follows: Effective Date New York […]
NYC Sets Minimum Wage for Food Delivery Workers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) announced that the City of New York has set a first-of-its-kind minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. Effective July 12, 2023, the pay rate will increase from $7.09 per hour to $17.96 per hour. The minimum […]
President Biden Enacts the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act)
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). Federal law already requires employers to provide employees with reasonable break time to express breast milk for one year after the child’s birth and a place to do so, other than a bathroom, that is […]