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New York State Assembly Passes Minimum Wage Bill
According to the New York State Restaurant Association, the New York State Assembly has passed the minimum wage bill by a vote of 98-49. NYRSA reports that it was mostly a party line vote, except for...
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Servers at Pier Sixty Catering Hall To Receive Record Back Pay Settlement
According to a report on Waiterpay.com, Pier Sixty has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle the overtime and tip misappropriation claims of its servers, Approximately 2,500 workers will share in the...
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China Grill Sous Chefs Sue for Overtime Pay
According to Waiterpay.com, sous chefs who worked in the kitchen at restaurants owned by China Grill Management, including Ed’s Chowder House, Empire Hotel Rooftop, and China Grill, have sued the...
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Spread of Hours in New York
Are you familiar with the regulation regarding spread of hours in New York? It applies to virtually every restaurant in the state, and failure to adhere to it can lead to sanctions by the state’s...
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Waiters Sue TGI Friday’s Restaurant for Unpaid Overtime
According to waiterpay.com, waiters at a TGI Friday’s in Forest Hills, Queens, have sued the restaurant for unpaid overtime wages. The class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of approximately 50 waiters,...
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Average Cost to Put an Employee on Payroll was $30.69 an Hour in March
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost for a U.S. employer to employ an individual was $30.69 an hour in March. The BLS went on to say that employers paid an average of...
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Average Cost to Put an Employee on Payroll was $30.69 an Hour in March
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost for a U.S. employer to employ an individual was $30.69 an hour in March. The BLS went on to say that employers paid an average of...
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Float No More
We have been waiting to see this change for quite a while. Last June, the State of Illinois passed new legislation effective January 1, 2013 requiring employers of 250+ to submit their unemployment...
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Attention Restaurateurs: Are your pay stubs compliant?
The NY Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), which became effective on April 9, 2011, significantly increased the record keeping burdens on New York State employers. While the annual rate of pay notice...
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The Affordable Care Act Impact from a Payroll Service Provider
With so many different names for the new Health Care reform law, it is easy to understand how employers and service providers can become confused! Obama Care, Affordable Health Care, Federal Health...
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Employee Files Class Action Lawsuit Over Fee-Based Payroll Card
An employee filed a class action lawsuit against an employer that paid workers via payroll cards that required fees to access wages (Gunshannon v. Mueller, Pa. Cnty. Ct., No. 2013–7010, filed 6/13/13)....
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Employee Files Class Action Lawsuit Over Fee-Based Payroll Card
An employee filed a class action lawsuit against an employer that paid workers via payroll cards that required fees to access wages (Gunshannon v. Mueller, Pa. Cnty. Ct., No. 2013–7010, filed 6/13/13)....
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Minimum Wage and Overtime Rules: Compliance Is King!
The Case of Bertucci’s Restaurants A recent lawsuit filed in federal court in Long Island, New York, contends that Bertucci’s restaurants cheated workers out of tips, minimum wage, overtime and spread...
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The Benefits and Pitfalls of Payroll Debit Cards
Ask yourself, would it be fair to have to pay a fee in order to collect your paycheck? While most people would undoubtedly answer “no” to this question, a growing number of American workers claim they...
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The $10 Hourly Minimum Wage May Finally Be Here
It appears that California is very, very close to raising its minimum wage to $10 per hour. According to California’s Governor. Jerry Brown, the $10 rate is “overdue.” If the legislation passes,...
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Unemployment Insurance
What is it and how can it be controlled? Unemployment Insurance is a joint program financed through federal and state employer payroll taxes. The Federal Unemployment Tax Act authorizes the Internal...
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Mandatory Sick Pay comes to New York City
April Fool’s Day will take on a new meaning for New York City’s businesses this year, when a paid sick leave law goes into effect. NYC is following the lead of other American cities like San...
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