On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S3006C into law which concerns New York State’s education, labor, housing, and family assistance budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This budget, among many other things, amends New York Labor Law § 198 to limit the damages available in cases brought under NY Labor Law § 191, otherwise known as “frequency-of-pay cases.”Continue Reading New York State 2025 Budget Includes Limitation on Damages in Frequency-of-Pay Cases

Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA), an employee may file suit for compensation owed “pursuant to an employment contract or agreement.”  820 ILCS 115/2. Courts have taken different approaches regarding what constitutes an agreement under the IWPCA, and prior to October 2024, the Seventh Circuit had not opined as to

The Supreme Court has released its decision in the case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew.  The Court decided that, with respect to a series of unlawful deductions, a gap of more than three months, or a correct payment, will not automatically break the chain in a series of deductions.Continue Reading UK Supreme Court Ruling:  A Look at the Changes to a Series of Unlawful Deductions