New York State Minimum Wage Hike Among Host of New Laws Taking Effect in 2017

By Kenneth Lovett

ALBANY — A state minimum wage hike is among a host of state laws set to take effect when the new year begins.

The multi-year phase-in plan to raise the state minimum wage to $15-an-hour begins on Saturday.

New York City businesses with at least 11 employees will begin paying employees at least $11-an-hour, up from the current $9-an-hour minimum wage.

City businesses with 10 or fewer employees will have to pay $10.50-an-hour while the rate on Long Island and Westchester will rise to $10-an-hour. 

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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)