In October 2023, we wrote an alert detailing an amendment to New York's Penal Code that added wage theft as a means of committing criminal larceny. This amendment, along with the creation of a specialized Worker Protection...more
On May 3, 2023, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, signed the state budget legislation which will incrementally increase the state's minimum wage. The increases will maintain the state's tiered approach, whereby New York City,...more
On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court clarified the requirements for highly compensated employees to be considered executives exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Helix Energy Solutions...more
3/21/2023
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Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
On November 21, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Bill A8092B (the Law). The Law amends ยง215 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to "clarif[y] that workers shall not be punished or subjected to...more
1/6/2023
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Discipline ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Protected Activity ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour