Despite passage in June by both chambers of the New York State Legislature, legislation repealing the 2011 Wage Theft Prevention Act’s “annual wage notice” has yet to take effect. In fact, as of this writing, Governor Cuomo has not been presented with the bill for signature. Because the legislation only takes effect 60 days after
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Proposed Amendment To New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act A Mixed Blessing for Employer Community
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in New York State
Following several rounds of lobbying and legislative proposals, both houses of the New York State Legislature this week passed a bill repealing the annual wage notice requirement (requiring a written notice during the month of January regardless of the timing of pay increases or date of hire) codified in New York Labor Law § 195…
WTPA Damages Provision Not Retroactive
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in New York State
New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act does not apply retroactively to violations occurring before the April 2011 effective date (regardless of whether suit already had been filed or not), according to a decision from the Eastern District of New York. Quintanilla v. Suffolk Paving Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132469 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2012). The…
NY Senate Approves Repeal of Dreaded “Wage Theft Prevention Act” Annual Notification Requirement
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in New York State
Calling the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act’s annual notice requirement a waste of millions of dollars – and 51 million pieces of paper! – New York State Senators yesterday voted to repeal the Act’s annual notice requirement. This narrower repeal, which is limited to the notice provision (and not the other provisions of the…
New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act: Expanded Coverage
By Noel P. Tripp on
Expanded Jackson Lewis coverage of New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act is now available here.
NYSDOL Issues Wage Theft Act Forms Just Ahead of April 9 Effective Date
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Posted in New York State
The New York State Department of Labor has provided model forms to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act. Also included are instructions for completing the forms and Guidelines for complying with the Act’s revisions to N.Y. Labor Law § 195.
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