Showing Up for a Shift and Getting Sent Home: What Long Island Workers Should KnowKey Takeaways: New York's call-in pay law, also called show-up pay, generally requires employers to pay workers for a minimum number of hours at the applicable minimum wage when a shift...
Understanding Your Right to Overtime in New York, Including Long IslandKey Takeaways: Long Island employees are generally entitled to overtime pay of one and a half times their regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek under New York labor law, though farm...
A New Yorker's Guide to Earned Safe and Sick TimeKey Takeaways: The NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) grants most workers in the five boroughs the right to accrue and use paid or unpaid leave for health and safety reasons. Coverage applies to any worker who...
Understanding Unpaid Wages Under New York Labor LawIf you work in New York City and suspect your paycheck doesn't reflect every dollar you've earned, you may have an unpaid wages claim under New York law. Under NY Labor Law §190(1), "wages" is broadly defined to...
Prevailing wage laws exist to protect workers — but only if workers know their rights and recognize when those rights are being violated. A series of recent enforcement actions by New York state and city agencies offers a revealing look at how prevailing wage theft...
If you work in New York's construction industry, your employer classification matters more than you might think. Being misclassified as an independent contractor when you should be an employee can cost you critical workplace protections, benefits, and wages you're...
When Your Employer Shorts Your Pay in the City That Never SleepsIf you're working in New York City or Long Island and suspect you're being underpaid, you're not alone. With the minimum wage set at $17.00 per hour for all NYC and Long Island employers from January 1,...
Your Paycheck Is Short—How Long Can You Fight for What's Yours?You've worked hard, but your paycheck doesn't reflect what you earned. Whether it's unpaid overtime, missed wages, or improper deductions, discovering your employer hasn't paid you properly can feel...
Did you know that wage theft investigations in New York have uncovered millions of dollars in unpaid wages, with some employers owing more than $200,000 to their workers? If you're reading this, you might be among the countless employees wondering whether your...
Your Paycheck Is More Than Just Numbers - It's Your Legal RightLast week, you received your paycheck and something wasn't right. The overtime hours you worked weren't included, your promised vacation pay was missing, or perhaps your entire check never arrived. In New...
