New York Workers’ Compensation Law Amended to Allow Any Employee To Apply For Benefits For Extraordinary Work-Related Stress
Effective January 1, 2025, New York employees are permitted to file for workers’ compensation benefits for mental health injuries. Specifically, the New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law has been revised to allow any worker to file for workers’ compensation for specific types of mental injury premised on extraordinary work-related stress and provides that the Workers’ Compensation […]
New York State 2025 Wage and Hour Increases
Minimum Wage Increases In 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation which would increase the minimum wage rates over a three-year period. Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage for New York City, Westchester and Long Island will increase to $16.50/hour. In 2026, it will further increase to $17.00/hour. For the rest of […]
Federal Court Strikes Down U.S. Department of Labor’s National Salary Threshold Increase
As we previously reported, in April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule that would have raised the minimum salary threshold to qualify for the executive, administrative, or professional exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The final rule would also have increased the salary requirements for the highly […]
Effective January 1, 2025: New York State Paid Prenatal Leave
New York State is the first state ever to mandate paid prenatal leave entitlement. Beginning January 1, 2025, New York State employers will be required to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures. The leave is in addition to employees’ existing […]
Reminder: New York Clean Slate Act Effective November 16, 2024
As we previously reported, the New York State Clean Slate Act will become effective November 16, 2024. The new law provides for the automatic sealing of certain criminal history records and new obligations for employers that conduct background checks. Specifically, for individuals with a misdemeanor conviction, if at least three years have passed since the […]
New York State Paid Family Leave Contribution Rate and Benefits to Increase in 2025
The New York State Department of Financial Services has announced changes to the employee contribution rate and benefit amounts under the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NY PFL”) for 2025. Effective January 1, 2025, the contribution rate will be 0.388% of an employee’s gross wages per pay period, for a maximum annual contribution of […]