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Oftentimes when an employee leaves a company in North Carolina, they may be in possession of company-issued equipment, like a phone, tablet, or laptop. Imagine that it’s day three since the employee quit, and human resources...more
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison settled with 3M Company to resolve allegations that it violated state employment laws by making unauthorized deductions from employee pay. According to the Assurance of Discontinuance, 3M allegedly...more
On October 3, in the case of Valley Hospital, the National Labor Relations Board answered a question that has impacted employers for almost 60 years: whether, under Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act, an...more
Dear Littler: We are a multi-state employer that allowed a large percentage of our employees to work remotely during the pandemic. To help facilitate the transition to home offices, we provided our remote workers with office...more
On December 7, 2018, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law an amendment to New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) Section 193 (“NY Wage Deduction Law”) extending the NY Wage Deduction Law, which had expired on November 6, 2018, until...more
Figuring out what deductions from an employee’s wages are permitted and prohibited under the law is a quandary. May an employer deduct an employee’s wages for personal charges on the company’s credit card? What about the cost...more
On the eve of November 6, 2015 expiration date, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation earlier this week (Assembly Bill A07594/S05623) extending the effective date for the expanded list of permissible wage...more
On October 26, 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed State Assembly bill A07594, extending the expiration period of 2012 amendments to New York Labor Law §193, which had permitted employers to make deductions from...more
On May 5, 2015, Governor Pence signed into law House Bill 1469, amending Indiana’s laws governing wage payments and wage deductions. The amendments, which minimize employer exposure for violations and expand allowable wage...more
On August 22, 2014, significant changes to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) regulations became effective. The IWPCA is an Illinois law with a ten-year statute of limitations that governs the payment of...more
On March 24, 2014, a bill (S1846) was introduced that would permit an employer to withhold a portion of an employee’s wages for purchases authorized by the employee made at an event sponsored by an organized and...more
Ward v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 11-56757 (January 9, 2014): In a recent unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s decision that Costco Wholesale did not violate the Fair Labor...more
The Ninth Circuit just held that an employer is entitled to deduct from an employee’s final paycheck money an employee owes to the employer. Ward v. Costco Wholesale Corp. Costco issued Ms. Ward a company credit card, but...more
“Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.” While the author to this famous New Year’s quote remains unknown, that certainly doesn’t make it any less true, including for employers. We hope that,...more
The NY DOL’s final regulations regarding an employers’ ability to reduce employee wages for overpayments recently took effect. Consistent with the DOL’s proposed regulations, which we discussed here, the final regulations...more
As we detailed in a previous posting (available here), in September 2012, Governor Cuomo signed into law new legislation which permits employers to make additional deductions from employees’ paychecks. Among other things, the...more
As we previously posted, last year New York amended New York Labor Law §193 (“NYLL”) to expand the scope of permissible deductions an employer may make from an employee’s paycheck. Even though the amendments became effective...more
The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued final regulations last week governing how employers may make certain types of deductions from employee wages authorized under the New York Labor Law. For years, there...more
The regulations provide employers with specific guidelines for wage deductions, including those for overpayments and advances. On October 9, the New York Department of Labor’s (NYDOL’s) final wage deduction regulations...more
On October 9, the New York State Department of Labor’s final wage deduction regulations took effect. Those regulations are codified at 12 N.Y.C.R.R. 195, and are available here. The final regulations are very similar to the...more
Last week, the New York State Department of Labor issued regulations to implement the 2012 amendments to New York’s wage deduction law. The amendments were enacted to facilitate employer deductions of overpayments and...more
The New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) issued final regulations, effective October 9, 2013, which explain how and when employers may make deductions for wage overpayments due to mathematical or clerical errors and for...more
Most employers tend to focus on federal law as a source of labor and employment obligations. However, employers should also pay careful attention to state and local laws on workplace issues. The first half of this month has...more
The New York State Department of Labor has finally released regulations interpreting the Wage Deduction Law that New York amended nearly a year ago. Here are my 5 quick takeaways from those regulations....more
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issued final Wage Deduction regulations, effective October 9, 2013. The regulations set forth the requirements for making authorized lawful deductions from employee wages under...more