As the 2025 legislative session came to a close, the New York legislature passed Assembly Bill A584B/S4070B. The Bill entitled the “Trapped at Work Act” (the “Act”) was recently signed into law by the Governor and prohibits employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, reimbursement clauses or promissory notes that mandate repayment from employees who resign before a specified date.
Read MoreAs employers prepare to ring in 2026, they should be aware of upcoming increases to the minimum salaries that executive and administrative employees must be paid in order to maintain their exempt status under New York law. These increases, along with increases to the minimum wage, take effect on January 1, 2026.
Read MoreAmendments passed as part of New York’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget process now limit the damages available for violation of New York Labor Law § 191(1)(a).
Read MoreThe US Department of Labor has finalized a rule which would increase the salary thresholds necessary to qualify for an exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Read MoreThe New York Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations which would modify several industry-specific wage requirements including the salary threshold for exempt executive or administrative employees.
Read MoreThree recent developments in federal and New York State wage laws will impact which employees qualify as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, how much employers will be required to pay hourly employees, and the consequences for failing to pay employees for work performed. On the federal level, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a proposed rule which would increase the salary thresholds necessary to qualify for an exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. On the state level, NYS legislators have enacted two pieces of legislation: one that increases the statewide minimum wage annually through 2026 and a second that makes wage theft a larceny under the NYS penal code.
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