Who is covered by New Yorks Minimum Wage Law?
Private sector (i.e., non-governmental) employees, with the exception of outside salesmen, part-time baby-sitters, taxicab drivers, camp counselors and those employed in an executive, administrative or professional capacity, are entitled to be paid the minimum wage pursuant to New York law. What is the Minimum Wage? The basic minimum wage in New York State is presently $6.75 per hour as of January 1, 2006, and will rise to $7.15 per hour as of January 1, 2007. In 2005, the minimum wage in New York was $6.00. Prior to that, it was $5.15 per hour. An employer must pay most employees for overtime at the rate of one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of forty hours in one workweek. If an employee’s normal rate of pay is $8.00 per hour, he must be paid $12.00 for each overtime hour. The federal minimum wage is presently $5.15 per hour. More information concerning those employees covered by the federal minimum wage can be obtained from the United
