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Changes to New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act Eliminating the Annual Wage Notice Requirement

By Adam Seldon on January 11, 2015 Posted in Wage and Hour

On December 29, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that amends the Wage Theft Prevention Act (the “WTPA”) eliminating the burdensome annual wage notice requirement that was previously placed on employers (the “Amendments”). The Amendments also significantly increase penalties for wage payment violations, expand successor and personal liability for wage payment violations, and establish … Continue Reading