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HR Alert: NY Minimum Wage Increases Are Here to Stay

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As we head into 2026, New York employers have another compliance task to keep on their radar. The State minimum wage has increased again, and businesses outside the five boroughs need to make sure they’re ready. The changes...

HR Alert: PAID is Back

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 4, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released new guidelines under the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID). Allegedly, PAID is designed to help employers avoid costly litigation by self-reporting...

HR Alert: Work Hours in New York

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 30, 2025. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

As a responsible New York employer, you’re required to know employment law inside out. This can seem like a tedious task. And that’s why we’re here. Today, we’re going to address two interrelated topics: Worker...

HR Alert: January 1, 2025 NY Minimum Wage Increase

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 26, 2024. Posted in Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

January 1, 2025 is around the corner. The first of the year is a trigger for employers and human resources professionals to have your ducks in a row, as we’ve written about in the past. One change is obvious, as we’ve...

HR Alert: Wage Deductions Revisited

Written by Lisa Coppola on December 17, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

Pay Deductions – Can You Do It? Today, we want to talk about wage deductions. What’s allowed and what’s not in New York State? Although the Legislature and the New York Department of Labor’s Division of Labor Standards...

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: Wage Theft is Now a Crime in New York!

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

Last month, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that updated New York Penal Law section 155. This new law makes wage theft a criminal larceny, and it went into effect immediately. The updated Penal Law...

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: Get Your Timing Right

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 21, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Most lawyers are aware that New York has a pay frequency statute for workers in various industries. But does everyone know this? For entrepreneurs and those new to human resources, watch out for Labor Law section 191 which...

HR Alert: Paying Employees After Their Departure

Written by Lisa Coppola on February 16, 2023. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

Whether it’s amicable or not, after an employee leaves, there can be questions that arise. These questions can be particularly sensitive when they’re centered around the payment of wages or compensation. New York...

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