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Labour Relations Act On Working Hours In New York
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You may also call the Task Force hotline at 1-888-469-7365. Reports may remain anonymous.
While New York City employment laws primarily protect workers within the city's limits, there are situations where out-of-state workers can also be covered. Factors such as the employer's location, the nature of the work, and specific contract agreements all play a role in determining whether NYC laws apply.
New York City's Labor Law 200, applying to laborers such as construction workers, describes the duty of employers and construction site owners “to protect the health and safety of employees” by assuring them of “reasonable and adequate protection” for any type of work they have been hired to perform.
Work any number of hours each week: Employers are not restricted to a 40-hour work week. This means that your employer has the authority to require you to work more than 40 hours in a given calendar week. Of course, overtime laws apply to any hours over 40 worked in a calendar week.
The Department of Labor helps collect wages owed to workers who have not received the minimum wage, once they file a claim with us. Labor Standards investigates and endeavors to collect on claims for: Unpaid wages. Withheld wages. Illegal deductions.
Yes. New York is an 'at-will' employment State. Without a contract restricting termination, generally an employer has the right to discharge an employee at any time for any, or no, reason, providing it is not an act of illegal retaliation or discrimination (see below).
Call or Email Us For more information or questions about DCWP's Office of Labor Policy & Standards (OLPS), call 311 (212-NEW-YORK outside NYC) or email OLPS@dcwp.nyc.
Unpaid Wage Recovery Agency: New York State Department of Labor. Division: Division of Labor Standards Local Office. Phone Number: (888) 469-7365. Business Hours: Monday - Friday: AM - PM. Staff is available through the automated phone system during business hours. Call volume is often high.
Work any number of hours in a day: New York employers are not restricted in the number of hours they require employees to work each day. This means that an employer may legally ask an individual to work shifts of 8, 10, 12 or more hours each day.
Every person employed for a period or shift of more than six hours starting between the hours of one o'clock in the afternoon and six o'clock in the morning, shall be allowed at least sixty minutes for a meal period when employed in or in connection with a factory, and forty-five minutes for a meal period when employed ...
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In general, if you have worked more than 40 hours in a pay week, and are not "exempt", you must be paid an overtime rate for all hours over 40. We enforce the State Labor Laws for minimum wage, hours of work, employment of minors, payment of wages, farm labor, nursing mothers in the workplace, and more.Employers are not restricted to a 40-hour work week. Under the Fair Workweek Law, retail employers in NYC: Must give workers their work schedules 72 hours before the first shift on the schedule. Your employer must: ▫ Give you your written work schedule at least. AN ACT in relation to labor, constituting chapter thirty-one of the consolidated laws. Became a law March 9, 1921, with the approval of the Governor. This means that employers have the authority to require employees to work more than 40 hours in any given workweek. Those who have the same or substantially similar interests concerning wages, hours, and working conditions are grouped together in a bargaining unit. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.