October 4, 2022
New York Labor Commissioner approves lower overtime threshold
“Swift” normally wouldn’t be an adjective to describe New York State’s bureaucracy. However, as several state legislators called for the elimination of the NYS Farm Laborers Wage Board and rejection of their recommendation to lower the overtime threshold to 40 hours, Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon approved the lightning-speed recommendation to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept.
