This pamphlet is intended to provide Employers and Employees with general information about their employment rights and responsibilities in New York State. NLRB General Counsel Continues Challenge to Non-Compete Agreements, Announces Position on Sign-On Bonuses and Other "Stay-or-Pay" Provisions.We enforce the State Labor Laws for minimum wage, hours of work, employment of minors, payment of wages, farm labor, nursing mothers in the workplace, and more. If a business does not provide notice, it may be required to pay back wages and benefits to workers. Atwill employment means that your employer does not need "cause" to fire you. That means they do not need to show you engaged in any serious misconduct. A termination that is unfair is not necessarily illegal. In most circumstances, employers can terminate employees "at will," meaning at any time for any reason. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers. An employee (in all of the United States) can quit their job at any time, with or without notice, with or without explanation.