In the new year, New York State is set to increase its minimum wage and overtime exemption salary thresholds. The increase in minimum wage is a part of a broader budget legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in May 2023 which mandated an annual increase in the minimum wage by $0.50. Similarly, the increase in the overtime exemption salary threshold is part of regulations proposed and adopted by the New York Department of Labor in 2023.Continue Reading 2026 Wage Updates for New York State
On April 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an important decision in Pickens v. Hamilton-Ryker IT Solutions, LLC regarding what it means to be paid on a “weekly basis” for purposes of the salary-basis test, a key factor in determining whether an employee is properly classified as “exempt” from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements.Continue Reading Sixth Circuit Clarifies Requirements for a Salaried Employee to Be “Paid on a Weekly Basis” Under the FLSA.
On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 2310. This new law requires New Jersey employers to include certain information about compensation and benefits in both internal and external job postings. Governor Murphy has 45 days (i.e., until November 10, 2024) to sign the bill into law, and, once signed, it will go into effect seven months later.Continue Reading New Jersey Passes Wage Transparency Law