Effective April 9, 2011, All  employers must notify their New and Existing employees of their pay rate and pay day  in writing and must continue to do so annually.  Penalties for failure to provide notices can be $50.00 per week up to $2500.00.  Employer must sign off on the pay notices and employers will need to keep on record for at least six years.  Details of the Wage Theft Prevention Act can be found on the Priority One Payroll forms page.

New York’s “Wage Theft Prevention Act” (WTPA) is designed to combat “wage theft” by unscrupulous employers and expands workers’ rights to receive wage information.  The Act requires employers to comply with more stringent notice and recordkeeping requirements.  All New York employers (except governmental agencies) will have to modify their recordkeeping and notice practices to comply with the Act.

LS54 attachment

The law creates a new standard for determining whether a workers is an employee or independent contractor in the construction industry.  It provides new penalties for employers who fail to properly classify their employees.

Click here for more information:  Fair Play Labor Law

Notice of Pay Rate and Payday for New Hires:New York State employers are currently required to provide written notice to new hires of their rate of pay, overtime rate and the employer’s designated pay day.  Information will need to be provided to workers upon hire and annually thereafter.

Notice of Pay Rate and Payday for New Hires
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday
Wage Theft Prevention Act

NYS Changes the rates for minimum wage for restaurant employees:  Food Service Workers Effective January 1, 2011: the minimum wage for Food Service Workers was increased to $5.00 per hour.

Click on the following attachments to read more:

DOL Min Wage Poster
Summary of Hospitality Order

PRIORITY ONE PAYROLL, THE NY CAPITAL REGIONS PREMIER PAYROLL SERVICE ANNOUNCES NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST

BALLSTON SPA, NY – MAY 31, 2011--Priority One Payroll, a Ballston Spa NY based Payroll and Tax Service has recently hired Diana Kelly as Customer Service Specialist.  Diana brings over 6 years of payroll experience and over 10 years of customer service expertise with her to Priority One Payroll.  In her new position, Diana will be involved with all aspects of the payroll processing functions.    Diana’s extensive knowledge of the industry enables her to implement policies and focus on tailoring payroll processing solutions that are best suited for our clients’ needs.

Prior to her new position, Diana was a Payroll Specialist with Northeastern Data Processing (NDP), and Manager of Programs & Member Outreach with the Adirondack Chamber of Commerce in Glens Falls.