As part of its goal of phasing in a $15 minimum wage for all employees in New York, the State began implementing annual increases in 2016 across all regions. The annual increases are published by the Commissioner of Labor on or about October 1 of each year, and are based on percentage increases determined by
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay exempt employees on a salary basis, generally thought to mean a fixed amount regardless of hours worked. But many employers have either considered or implemented programs that pay bonuses to exempt employees who work extraordinary hours (please don’t call it “overtime”!). Some cautious lawyers worry that such bonuses may undermine the salary basis test for those employees.