In our last blog, we reported that the federal minimum wage was set to increase on July 24, 2009, which would result in an increase from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, thereby making the minimum wage rate under federal law higher than the minimum wage under New York law, which…

Based upon 2007 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal minimum wage is set to increase from $6.55 to $7.25. This increase results in the federal minimum wage rate once again being higher than the minimum wage required under New York law. Currently, New York law requires…

Several New York City and area car washes, together with their corporate president, have agreed to pay 1,187 current and former employees a total of $3.4 million, reflecting back pay and liquidated damages in order to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Fair Labor…