As we reported earlier, last year, New York amended its wage deduction statute [pdf] and greatly expanded categories of permissible deductions from employees’ pay. In an earlier post, we discussed the regulations interpreting Labor Law Section 193 proposed by the New York Department of Labor. The New York Department of Labor has now adopted those … Continue Reading
New York City recently passed legislation to join only a handful of cities in the United States to mandate paid sick leave for employees. New York City Council passed the Earned Sick Time Act overriding Mayor Bloomberg’s earlier veto. The Earned Sick Time Act requires that employers of at least 20 employees provide paid sick … Continue Reading
