salary Archives - The Coppola Firm

HR Alert: Court Vacates Federal Overtime Rules

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 20, 2024. Posted in Business, Employment.

Companies across the United States have been looking for guidance on the federal minimum wage increases scheduled for January 1, 2025. But on November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas struck down the overtime rules....

HR Alert: Federal Overtime Exemption Final Rule

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 1, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Today is July 1, 2024, and the new federal overtime rules take effect. Here’s what you need to know. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule increasing the salary thresholds of employees exempted...

HR Alert: Amended Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect September 17th

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 31, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

As we previously shared, New York’s pay transparency law is set to take effect on September 17, 2023. Earlier this year, state lawmakers amended the impending law to clarify what types of jobs are covered by the law while...

HR Alert: Workplace Mental Health

Written by Lisa Coppola on June 8, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Following the COVID pandemic, discussions regarding mental health have become more common. More and more people are feeling comfortable with owning their mental health and requesting that their needs be met throughout their...

HR Alert: Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Salary Requirement for Employers

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 24, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

This week, in Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a former employee who was paid a daily rate is entitled to overtime pay under Federal law. The 6-3 decision in favor of the oil...

HR Alert: NY Pay Transparency Effective September 2023

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 19, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Recently, Governor Hochul signed into law the pay transparency bill, now known as Labor Law § 194-b, which takes effect on September 17, 2023. To whom does this law apply? The law applies to any person or company that employs four...

HR Alert: Stop Asking About Salary History Now!

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 30, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

We’re reminding New York employers that the State’s ban on asking prospective employees about their salary history goes into effect on January 6, 2020. This means employers no longer are permitted to rely on a prospect’s...

HR Alert: Don’t Ask About Salary History (& Other New Employee Protections in New York)

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 12, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship. 1 Comment

Effective January 6, 2020, New York employers no longer may rely on a prospect’s salary history to determine his or her pay. Governor Cuomo signed bills into law with this and other employee protections during the U.S....

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