Wage and Hour, New York, Amended Legislation

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

NYS Legislature Increases Daily Jury Duty Fee From $40 to $72

Littler on 6/12/2025

For the first time in decades, the New York State Legislature and governor amended Sections 519 and 521 of the Judiciary Law, to increase the daily rate of pay for trial and grand jurors serving in New York State, from $40 to...more

New York Labor Law Amendment Limits Damages for ‘Frequency-of-Pay’ Violations

Morgan Lewis on 6/5/2025

New York recently passed an amendment to New York Labor Law (NYLL) § 198(1-a) that significantly limits the available damages for a violation of NYLL § 191(1)(a) in a “frequency-of-pay” lawsuit....more

New York Reins In "Frequency-of-Pay" Damages Under Amended Labor Law

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/15/2025

In a major shift, New York employers will now be subject to significantly reduced damages in "frequency-of-pay" lawsuits due to recent amendments to Section 198(1-a) of the New York Labor Law ("NYLL")....more

Finally, New York Provides Relief for Employers Unaware of Weekly Pay Provision in the New York Labor Law

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 5/12/2025

It is common practice across the country for employees to be paid every other week or twice per month, because that imposes much less time and manpower on an employer than running payroll weekly. But such a practice can...more

New York State Department of Labor Issues Updated Materials on Workplace Lactation Rights

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/19/2024

The New York State Department of Labor has issued revised materials, including an updated mandatory model policy, ahead of the June 19, 2024, effective date for the transition of workplace lactation breaks from unpaid to paid...more

New York State Amends Pay Transparency Law

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/21/2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an amendment to the New York State Pay Transparency Law that modifies the applicability of the law, lessens an employer’s recordkeeping requirements, and clarifies what constitutes an...more

New York State Expands – and Contracts – Pay Transparency Law to Address Remote Work Questions

Fisher Phillips on 3/7/2023

In advance of the September 17 effective date of New York’s impending pay transparency law, state lawmakers just amended the law in ways that both expand and contract the obligations imposed on employers — particularly with...more

2022 Roundup: New York Employment Law Legislation

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 12/26/2022

New York City’s Salary Transparency Act Arguably the most impactful piece of legislation passed in 2022 is New York City’s Salary Transparency Act, which makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to...more

New York City Council Passes Amendments to the New York City Salary Disclosure Law, Including a Delayed Effective Date of November...

Cole Schotz on 5/3/2022

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council approved Int. 134-A (the “Bill”) to amend several aspects of the New York City salary disclosure law (Int. 1208-B) (the “Law”), including delaying the original May 15, 2022...more

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