On April 9, 2011 the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) took effect. Provisions of the law require employers to give written notice of wage rates to each new hire and to ALL employees annually by February 1 each year. The annual notice portion of the law was not well received by employers because of the record keeping burden it imposed but past repeal efforts failed. However, this burden may no longer be an issue should Assembly Bill 8106 be signed by the governor. The bill in question essentially repeals the annual wage notice portion of the requirement. If signed, employers in New York will only be required to provide new hires with wage notification at the time of hire. Employers must however continue to provide all employees with appropriate pay stubs.
Compliance Poster Company’s HR Research and Compliance Department Team is closely watching New York legislation, as well as, all other state and federal legislation. We will post updates to our blog and through other client communications. Stay tuned.