As employers gear up for the holiday season and to navigate the impact of the presidential election, New York businesses should bear in mind a litany of new laws and regulations...
United States New York Employment and HR
As employers gear up for the holiday season and to navigate the impact of the presidential election, New York businesses should bear in mind a litany of new laws and regulations set to go into effect at the beginning of 2025. Some are broadly applicable while others are relevant for only specific industries. Here is a rundown of each with compliance tips.
New York employers have become accustomed to annual or other increases in various areas of wage and hour law, and 2025 will prove to be no different.
In 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation adopting a three-year period of annual increases to the state's minimum wage rates, followed by a market-based approach to adjust minimum wage rates moving forward.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, the hourly minimum wage for employees in New York City, Westchester and Long Island will increase from $16 to $16.50. This rate will further increase on Jan. 1, 2026, to $17.
Also effective on Jan. 1, 2025, employees in the rest of New York state (areas outside of New York City, Westchester and Long Island) will see the minimum wage annual rate increase from $15 to $15.50. This rate will further increase on Jan. 1, 2026 to $16.
We note that these new statutory minimum wage rates...
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