Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning employers that they can face fines, charges and civil or even criminal punishment for failing to comply with the state’s minimum wage laws.
The $8 minimum went into effect Dec. 31 and will increase to $8.75 at the end of the year and $9 at the end of 2015.
Cuomo said Friday that 374 cases have been opened based on complaints from employees about minimum wage and overtime violations. In 19 of those cases, where the only complaint was failure to pay the new minimum wage, the Department of Labor made contact with the employer to correct the error.
Workers looking to file a complaint or a business in need of assistance should call 1-800-469-7365 or email [email protected].
(AP)
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Time to lay off those workers who aren’t producing enough to justify their salaries (not to mention taxes and health costs employers pay). We wouldn’t want the state’s unemployment office to have to lay off staff, would we? New York has a hard earned reputation as a state that keeps away private sector businesses, and we wouldn’t want to hurt the economies of places like Texas where they actually try to encourage people to have real jobs.
Who exactly is he warning the Conservatives he told to get out of New York or his liberal buddies