Important changes to New York wage and hour law take effect today and in 2015. Minimum Wage:  Today, the New York State Minimum Wage increases to $8.75, which is substantially higher than the current $7.25 minimum wage under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.  New York employers are required to…

On December 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court decided that hourly warehouse workers who retrieved products from warehouse shelves and packaged them for delivery to Amazon.com customers were not required to be compensated for the time spent undergoing security screening at the end of the work day.  Workers spent…