New York DOL Publishes Draft Wage-Deduction Rules

Some good news for New York employers awaiting authorization to make wage deductions under the 2012 amendments to the state’s Labor Law:  the Department of Labor has posted draft rules on its website, indicating that the wait for official regulations may be coming to an end.

As we previously reported [here and here], the Labor Law amendments loosened restrictions on employers’ ability to make deductions from employees’ wages.  The most significant provisions permit employers to recoup inadvertent overpayments and pay advances, provided the affected employees have authorized such deductio

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