As discussed here, Pennsylvania’s legislature recently amended its state wage payment law to conform to the FLSA’s so called “8/80” rule for hospitals and other healthcare entities, which permits payment of an overtime premium on a bi-weekly or 80-hour basis provided that such premium is also paid for hours worked in excess of eight
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Governor Cuomo Signs Into Law Amendment to NY Deductions Statute
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in New York State
Governor Cuomo has signed into law the recently-passed bill amending New York Labor Law § 193. Based on the signature date of September 7, the new law – expanding the scope of permissible deductions under Section 193 to include, among other things, recoupment of overpayments to employees – takes effect on November 6, 2012. At present…
New Hampshire Repeals Minimum Wage Law
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Minimum Wage, New Hampshire
In keeping with the State’s “Live Free or Die” motto, the New Hampshire legislature last week took the unusual step of repealing the State’s minimum wage law. This action, supported by Republican legislators seeking to eliminate what they consider “job killing” regulations, has little practical effect, as the repealed New Hampshire minimum wage was harmonized…