Has your employer threatened to dock your wages? Did they force you to work hours for which you were not paid? Unfortunately, these hour and wage violations or variations of these violations are all too common in the workplace. If your right to wages was violated, you might receive back wages. In some cases, you […]
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New Jersey Minimum Wage Will Increase to $15.00 per hour for most employees by 2024 On February 4, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill passed by the New Jersey Legislature that will raise the New Jersey minimum wage to $15.00 per hour for most employees by 2024. Workers in most […]
New York City’s ride-hailing minimum compensation regulation is the first in the nation On December 4, 2018, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (T&LC) announced new driver income and transparency rules for drivers of popular ride hailing apps Uber, Lyft, Via, and Gett/Juno. The new rules are anticipated by the T&LC to go into […]
Most states have a minimum wage that employers are required to pay employees and New York is no exception. In 2017, the minimum wage for many employees in the state began an incremental increase that eventually resulted in a minimum wage of $15 per hour for anyone working for an employer with more than 11 […]
Good news for workers on Long Island. Effective December 31, 2017, the minimum wage on Long Island will increase from $10.00 to $11.00 for 2018. For fast food workers, the minimum wage on Long Island will increase from $10.75 to $11.75. The law also requires employers to post a notice issued by the Department of […]