New York Minimum Wage Increased for Employees
Effective January 1, 2007 the New York State minimum wage http://www.labor.state.ny.us/formsdocs/wp/lS207_2007.pdf and the minimum salary to be paid to certain exempt employees will be increased to the following:
Minimum Wage - increases to $7.15
Minimum Wage for Customarily Tipped Food Service Workers - increases to $4.60
Minimum Salary for Exempt Administrative and Executive Employees - increases to $536.10
While the increase is a step in the right direction, you can visit http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm to see how New York compares to the rest of the country.