New Employment Laws Taking Effect in 2024....

Effective Dates for new laws affecting employers and employees in 2024:

• January 1, 2024 – The minimum wage rate in New York will increase to $16/hour in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties and $15/hour in the other counties of the state. Also, the salary threshold for the administrative and executive employee overtime exemption will increase to $1,200/week or $62,400/year in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, and $1,124.20/week or $58,458.40/year in the other counties of the state.
  
• February 15, 2024 – The statute of limitations for filing administrative claims of unlawful discrimination under the New York State Human Rights Law extends from one year to three years from the date of the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice.
  
• March 12, 2024 – New York employers will be prohibited from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant disclose any username, password, or other means for accessing a personal account through specified electronic communications devices as a condition of hiring, employment status, or for use in disciplinary actions.  Certain exceptions apply for accounts used for business purposes and devices paid for by the employer.
  
• May 20, 2024 – Businesses engaging independent contractors (freelancers), and compensating them at least $800.00, must provide written agreements that contain certain minimum requirements, including the name and mailing address of both parties, an itemization of services to be provided, the value of the services, the rate and method of compensation, the date on which payment must be made, and the date by which a worker must submit a list of all services rendered to meet any payment processing deadlines.