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Posted on Mar 27, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations and replace the …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers who fail to properly pay employees in the State of New York may soon find themselves in jail. Governor Cuomo recently announced his proposed budget for fiscal 2020, which includes legislation to crack down …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Labor Management Issues, Tips of the Month, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In Connecticut, minimum wage is currently $10.10 an hour. However, localities across the country, including Connecticut’s neighbor New York City, have rapidly been increasing the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour. In fact, this has …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Labor Management Issues, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Unless you were hibernating for all of 2016, you know the federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) was set to release a new overtime rule for the white-collar exemptions that would have doubled the salary threshold. …
Posted on Mar 1, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
New Jersey legislators have reached an agreement to gradually increase the state minimum wage to $15 an hour for most employees. The first increase will occur this July 1 and will increase the wage to …
Posted on Jan 17, 2019 on Labor Management Issues, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On December 12, 2018, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published revised proposed regulations on employer scheduling practices. These proposed regulations somewhat mirror New York City’s Fair Workweek Laws which have been in …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
Although the proposed increases to the federal white-collar exemptions never got off the ground, that does not mean New York employers are off the hook – they must still comply with the set of increases …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Alexander Friedman
New York’s minimum wage will go up again at the end of the year as part of the schedule which went into effect several years ago. The amount of the increase will vary depending on …
Posted on Dec 13, 2018 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Tips of the Month, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
2018 brought more compliance challenges and administrative burdens to employers in New York State and New York City. Below is a quick recap of a few of these laws to ensure you are in compliance …
Posted on Oct 19, 2018 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In late 2017, the United States Department of Labor proposed modifying the rules regarding tip pooling. Presently, tips belong to the employee earning them, regardless of whether the employee is paid minimum wage or the …