On January 17, 2024, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the Second Department held in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. that no private right of action exists for a violation of New York Labor Law...more
On November 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “State Act”), Senate Bill S5026.
This new law (codified as a new Section 191-d of the New York Labor Law) will require written...more
With the start of the New Year, new state and local minimum wage increases have gone into effect for non-exempt employees across the country.
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…With the start of the New Year, employers in the hospitality sector should prepare for new state- and local- minimum wage increases for their non-exempt employees. To help multi-jurisdictional employers easily navigate...more
1/3/2020
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Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
On September 10, 2019, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the First Department ruled in Vega v. CM & Associates Construction Management, LLC that “manual workers” who receive full pay but are paid “late”...more
9/30/2019
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Failure To Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Late Payments ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Pleading Standards ,
Private Right of Action ,
Railroads ,
State Labor Departments ,
State Labor Laws ,
Underpayment ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
On December 12, 2018, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL” or “Department”) published their long-awaited revised proposed regulations, which would impose call-in pay penalties designed to curtail several...more
On November 22, 2017, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published proposed call-in pay regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) in the New York State Register. The Proposed Regulations are subject to a 45-day...more