The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched the nationwide Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID Program encourages employers to conduct self-audits of their minimum wage and overtime payment practices. Employers who discover violations and self-report them may avoid penalties under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But . . . New York Attorney … Read more
Beginning March 18, 2018, public officers and employees in New York State may take paid leave to undertake cancer screening. This modifies earlier cancer screening leave laws that only applied to screening breast and prostate cancer. According to the bill sponsors: “The purpose of this legislation is to encourage people to be screened regularly for … Read more
On December 17, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo directed New York’s Commissioner of Labor to schedule public hearings to evaluate the possibility of ending minimum wage tip credits in the State. Tip credits permit employers to satisfy part of an employee’s minimum wage entitlement through tips earned, rather than cash wages paid by the employer. Several … Read more