New York to Revise, Combine Restaurant & Hotel Industry Wage Orders

The New York State Department of Labor ("NY DOL") is in the process of combining separate restaurant and hotel industry minimum wage orders into a single wage order which will be called the Hospitality Industry Wage Order. Although the NY DOL has not yet issued regulations for this consolidated wage order, a Labor Commissioner Order dated November 5, 2009 foretells the major changes in store for non-exempt employees in the hospitality industry. For more information on the changes, see Littler’s ASAP Here’s A Tip: New York is Overhauling the Restaurant and Hotel Industry Wage Orders by Gerald T. Hathaway and Lisa M. Brauner.