May 08, 2026
One year after New York changed how and when workers can recover liquidated damages under the state's pay frequency law, several cases that began before the changes have settled, and late-payment claims have taken a back seat in employees' suits, attorneys said.
May 06, 2026
Buffalo Exchange's New York employees can't collect liquidated damages on their claim that the company unlawfully issued paychecks biweekly instead of weekly, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying workers can't seek damages when their employer pays them semimonthly and hasn't violated the state's paycheck timing rule before.