Welcome to Season 3 of the Labor & Employment Podcast and the first episode recorded in Barclay Damon Live’s new state-of-the-art podcast studio! With regular host Ari Kwiatkowski out on maternity leave, her Barclay Damon colleagues Lee Jacobs and Rosemary Enright have stepped in to continue the conversation until Ari returns this spring. In this episode, Lee and Rosemary discuss important changes related to minimum wage in New York State, covering minimum wage increases, overtime eligibility, exemptions, and penalties for noncompliance. They also touch on the Wage Theft Prevention Act and the importance of providing accurate wage statements. Stay tuned for a new episode soon that will dig into employee handbooks.