The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay a minimum wage to nonexempt employees for every hour worked. Due to the nature of some...
Wages and Hours
Defining an “Hour Worked”
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers are required to pay all nonexempt employees for all time worked within a workday. Additionally,...
New Laws for the New Year in 2016
As 2015 comes to a close, it is important for employers to review any changes in the law as of the new year. Many statutes are passed and signed...
New York Meal and Break Laws
Many American workers and employers are so accustomed to breaks during a work shift that they do not know when or whether a break is actually...
New York Raising Fast Food Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
In May, Governor Cuomo ordered the State Labor Commissioner to create a Wage Board panel to investigate whether the wages paid in the fast food...
New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Unchanged for 2016
New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced in late September that there would be no minimum wage increase in the...
Offsetting Rising Minimum Wage Costs for Restaurants
As states and municipalities across the nation continue to increase minimum wages, restaurants are placed in a uniquely difficult position. Most...
Restaurant Wage and Hour Laws in New York
There is a myriad of federal, state, and local laws that employers must comply with when operating their organizations. To add to the complexities...
New NY Task Force Investigates Widespread Wage Violations
On July 16, on the same day that Governor Cuomo signed a bill that increases investigations of wage violations by nail salons, the Governor also...
Second Circuit Disposes of DOL Guidelines on Unpaid Interns
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit made a momentous decision earlier this month, disregarding the traditional standards used...