Most New York employers are subject to both federal and state minimum wage and overtime requirements. In most cases, this means the employer must pay its employees at least the minimum wage for all hours worked and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a week. There are, however, many exceptions to these requirements. This post … Read more
On June 27, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated William Emanuel to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Emanuel has spent more than 50 years practicing labor law at some of the largest law firms in the country. The President nominated Marvin Kaplan to the other open NLRB seat a week earlier. … Read more
The United States Department of Labor will restore a prior practice of issuing opinion letters on questions about the application of federal wage and hour laws. During President George W. Bush’s two terms in the White House, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued an average of 28 opinion letters per year. President … Read more