New York Minimum Wage Increase Set for 2018

New York state workers will, once again, see an increase to their paychecks as the new minimum wage laws go into effect on January 1, 2018.  As of last year, minimum wages are broken out by geographic area and general industry.  Wages are broken out for the following industries:

• Miscellaneous
• Hospitality
• Building Services
• Farm Workers
• Apparel
• Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Industries:

New York City – Large employers with 11 or more employees

• $13.00 per hour – Overtime of $19.50 per hour after 40 hours of work

New York City – Small employers with 10 or less employees

• $12.00 per hour – Overtime of $18.00 per hour after 40 hours of work

Long Island –

• $11.00 per hour – Overtime of $16.50 per hour after 40 hours of work

Remaining NY Cities –

• $10.40 per hour – Overtime of $15.60 per hour after 40 hours of work

Hospitality Industry:

New York City – Large employers with 11 or more employees

• $13.00 per hour – Fast Food $13.50

New York City – Small employers with 10 or less employees

• $12.00 per hour – Fast Food $13.50

Long Island –

• $11.00 per hour – Fast Food $11.75

Remaining NY Cities –

• $10.40 per hour – Fast Food $11.75

Building Services, Apparel and Farm Industries:

New York City – Large employers with 11 or more employees

• $13.00 per hour

New York City – Small employers with 10 or less employees

• $12.00 per hour

Long Island –

• $11.00 per hour 

Remaining NY Cities –

• $10.40 per hour 

Notice Requirement

New York’s minimum wage orders carry a mandatory posting requirement which must be displayed in highly visible areas of the workplace where employees have regular access, such as break or lunch rooms.

At The Labor Law Center we continually monitor local, state and federal posting requirements and will make them available as soon as they are released .  The All-In-One New York Labor Law Poster is now available with all of the latest updates, including the 2018 Miscellaneous Industry Minimum Wage notice.

The Labor Law Center also offers a worry-free service to our customers through our Poster Service Plan with automatic replacements.  What this means is that we monitor the state and federal postings and automatically send you updates when they are released.  It is that simple!

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