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Articles Discussing New York Wage & Hour Laws.

New New York City Rules for Paid Prenatal Leave to Take Effect in July 2025

Posted: June 15, 2025 | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour Tags: New York City

New New York City Rules for Paid Prenatal Leave to Take Effect in July 2025

On the heels of New York State’s amendment of its Paid Sick Leave Law to create a first-in-the-nation paid prenatal personal leave (PPPL) entitlement, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)

New York State Limits Damages in Pay Frequency Claims

Posted: May 21, 2025 | Goldberg Segalla Category: New York - Wage & Hour

New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 191 mandates that employers pay employees their wages within a certain frequency depending on the classification of employees. For employees that meet the definition of a “manual worker,” the law requires payment of wages “weekly and not later than seven calendar days after the end of the week in which the wages are earned.”

Liquidated Damages Now Unavailable in Certain New and Pending Payroll Frequency Lawsuits

Posted: May 21, 2025 | Ford Harrison Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Many New York employers facing substantial liability arising from class actions alleging pay frequency violations of New York Labor Law Section 198 now have relief. Governor Hochul recently signed into law as part of a budget bill an amendment to the Labor Law that effectively eliminates the availability of liquidated damages against most employers that failed to pay their manual workers on a weekly basis.

NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul Reach Agreement in State Budget to Limit Damages on Frequency-of-Pay Cases

Posted: May 11, 2025 | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour

NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul Reach Agreement in State Budget to Limit Damages on Frequency-of-Pay Cases

In a significant development for New York employers, the New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul have agreed to amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) to limit the damages available in so-called

Final Phase of NYC Minimum Pay-Rate Increase for App-Based Delivery Workers Is In Effect

Posted: April 17, 2025 | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour

TakeawayBeginning 04.01.25, delivery platform companies must pay delivery workers in New York City a $21.44 per hour minimum pay-rate.Related links

2025 New York Paid Family Leave Contribution Rate, Maximum Weekly Benefits

Posted: October 21, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Each year, the New York State Department of Financial Services announces changes to the employee contribution rate and benefit amounts under the New York Paid Family Leave Law (NY PFL) effective the next year. It has announced changes effective Jan. 1, 2025.

The following are the announced changes to the

New York Employers Should Be Mindful of New Break and Leave Laws Affecting Pregnant and Nursing Employees

Posted: October 15, 2024 | Goldberg Segalla Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Effective June 19, 2024, New York Labor Law § 206-c was amended to provide employees a 30-minute paid break to express breast milk. This 30-minute paid break time to express milk in the workplace is applicable to all public and private employees regardless of employer size or industry.

New York State Extends Mandated Paid Leave to Cover Prenatal Leave; Will Other States Soon Follow?

Posted: May 28, 2024 | Maynard Nexsen PC Category: New York - Wage & Hour

New York Leads the Way with New Paid Prenatal Leave

Posted: April 29, 2024 | Ford Harrison Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Executive Summary: The New York State Legislature’s recently passed budget included a provision making pregnant employees eligible for employer paid time off from work for doctor appointments, medical procedures or other types of prenatal care. This new law becomes effective January 1, 2025. It is the first state law in the nation to require such paid prenatal care benefits. It only applies to private sector employees in New York. 

New York Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave and Sets COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Sunset Date

Posted: April 28, 2024 | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Making New York the first state to mandate paid prenatal leave, the legislature on April 19, 2024 passed an amendment to New York Labor Law § 196-b that will require employers to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical

New York State Budget Includes Enhanced Employer Obligations

Posted: April 25, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour

The New York State enacted budget for fiscal year 2024 changes employers’ obligations by adding paid leave for prenatal care, converting unpaid break time for purposes of expressing breast milk into paid time, and incorporating a sunset date into the existing COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave law.

New York City App-Based Workers’ Minimum Pay-Rate Increases

Posted: April 9, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Delivery platform companies must pay delivery workers in New York City a minimum rate of at least $19.56 per hour, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced on April 1, 2024. The increase went into effect immediately.

New York Second Department Holds No Private Right of Action for Pay Frequency Claims

Posted: January 21, 2024 | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour

On January 17, 2024, New York’s Appellate Division Second Department held that “manual workers” under the state labor law do not have a private right of action to pursue alleged violations of the labor law’s weekly pay requirement. The decision marks a deviation from a 2019 Appellate Division First Department

Governor Hochul Proposes New York Labor Law Amendment to End Pay Frequency Claims

Posted: January 21, 2024 | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - Wage & Hour

Governor Kathy Hochul’s newly unveiled fiscal year 2025 executive budget proposal includes an amendment to Section 198 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL) that could put an end to pay frequency claims.

New York Frequency of Pay Update: Governor Proposes Legislation and Second Department Finds No Private Right of Action for New York Manual Worker Frequency of Pay Claims

Posted: January 21, 2024 | Littler Category: New York - Wage & Hour

New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 191 sets out a “schedule” for the frequency of wage payments of various categories of workers, including manual workers, who must be paid on a weekly basis.  New York State’s Department of Labor has defined a “manual worker” to include employees who spend

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