{"id":2018,"date":"2019-01-02T16:59:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T21:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2019-01-02T16:59:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T21:59:31","slug":"minimum-wage-increases-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/minimum-wage-increases-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Wage Increases for NY Once More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of December 31, 2018, the hourly minimum wage for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labor.ny.gov\/workerprotection\/laborstandards\/workprot\/minwage.shtm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Yorkers<\/a> has increased yet again. New York City employers with 11 employees or more must pay their hourly workers $15.00 per hour and the appropriate overtime rate at time and a half when working over 40 hours per week. For hard working employees, the wage boost is much needed especially in a city where the cost of living is so high. Governor Andrew Cuomo proudly commented on the historic increase, \u201cNew York continues to set a national example in the fight for economic justice.\u201d Bigger paychecks will affect NY employees in the following manner:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employees in New York City that work for &#8220;large&#8221; employers of 11 employees or more must currently be paid at the hourly rate of $15.00. NYC employees working for &#8220;small&#8221; employers will see a slightly more gradual increase. Their minimum wage rate must currently be paid at $13.50<\/li>\n<li>Employees in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties must currently be paid $12 per hour<\/li>\n<li>Employees in all other New York State counties must currently be paid a minimum wage rate of $11.10<\/li>\n<li>Employees in the fast food industry must also be paid $15.00 per hour in New York City, while employees in the industry in the rest of the state must be paid an hourly rate of $12.75<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns about your pay this new year, please give us a call for a free phone consultation. Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP are experienced wage and hour lawyers that have had significant experience recovering hard earned wages for their clients.\u00a0 You may schedule a consultation at (212) 300-0375 or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/fslawfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of December 31, 2018, the hourly minimum wage for New Yorkers has increased yet again. New York City employers with 11 employees or more must pay their hourly workers $15.00 per hour and the appropriate overtime rate at time and a half when working over 40 hours per week. For hard working employees, the wage boost is much needed especially in a city where the cost of living is so high. 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