Wage and Hour, Appeals, New York

New York Amends Labor Law to Limit Damages for Late Payments to Manual Workers

Mayer Brown on 7/8/2025

INTRODUCTION On May 9, 2025, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill as part of the 2026 Fiscal Year budget, amending New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) Sections 191 and 198. The purpose of the amendment is to limit...more

New York Legislature Amends Pay Frequency Law to Limit Damages for First-Time Offenders

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/1/2025

The New York State Legislature has amended New York Labor Law (“the Law”) to reduce statutory damages for first-time violations of pay frequency requirements for manual workers while preserving the ability to impose...more

New York State Limits Damages in Pay Frequency Claims

Goldberg Segalla on 5/21/2025

New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 191 mandates that employers pay employees their wages within a certain frequency depending on the classification of employees. For employees that meet the definition of a “manual worker,” the...more

New York Enacts Amendment to Limit Frequency of Pay Damages for Manual Workers

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/20/2025

On May 9, 2025, Governor Hochul signed a budget bill into law that includes an amendment (“the Amendment”) to the New York Labor Law (NYLL)....more

New Amendments to the New York Labor Law Limit Certain Pay Frequency Claim Damages

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/19/2025

New York State has resolved a recent judicial split regarding pay frequency violation remedies by amending the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) to limit an employee’s ability to recover sizeable liquidated damages. New York...more

New York Legislature Compromises on Damages for Frequency of Pay Claims

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 5/14/2025

The New York State Legislature has limited damages for first-time violations of New York’s pay frequency law, which requires that manual workers be paid weekly. The amendment to New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) § 198(1-a) resolves...more

Labor Law Amendments Limit Damages for Violation of New York’s Weekly Pay Law

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 5/12/2025

As we’ve blogged on previously, there’s a split in the New York intermediate-level appellate courts as to whether a private right of action exists for a violation of Labor Law § 191(1)(a), which—absent a waiver by the...more

New Year Reminder to Employers: Make Sure Your Exempt Employees Are Being Paid Enough to Maintain Their Status

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 1/14/2025

Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough to meet the salary thresholds necessary for an employee to maintain their exempt...more

Federal Appeals Court Makes Clear that New York’s Equal Pay Law is Stricter than Federal Law: What Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 10/31/2023

A federal appeals court recently made clear that judges must evaluate equal pay claims separately under federal law and New York’s separate equal pay law because the scope of the NY law is broader and could capture more legal...more

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