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Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
Employers may unknowingly trigger risks of labor violation penalties and fines by improperly classifying individuals as independent contractors. By doing so, employers may also be denying workers of certain employee benefits (e.g. overtime and the federal Family...
New York Overtime Exemption Rule Published
On December 28, 2016, the proposed overtime exemption rule for employers in New York State was published by the New York Department of Labor, with the new rule taking effect on December 31, 2016. The following salary levels will now become the threshold for the...
New York Overtime Exemption Rule May Still Take Effect
UPDATE: The New York Department of Labor published this final rule on December 28, 2016, officially increasing the salary threshold applicable to exempt executive and administrative employees in New York State. While most employers know about the preliminary...
