The Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) took effect on April 9, 2011. The law requires employers to give written notice of wage rates to each new hire.A written rent demand must give you at least 14 days' notice to pay the rent before a court case can be started. Employees who are on an approved leave without pay or in a nonpay status will not accrue paid Annual Leave once all leave is exhausted. The Nassau County Living Wage Law (Law) was enacted in 2006, taking effect January 2007. New York recently raised the minimum salary basis thresholds for executive and administrative employees in order to satisfy the exemption from overtime. Please note that employees whose tenure is 90 days or less are neither entitled to notice nor compensation. An employee against whom charges have been preferred may be suspended without pay for no more than thirty days. Employers are required to post in the workplace notices of certain employment rights, such as the applicable minimum wage and workers' compensation laws. This packet is designed so that you may be able to represent yourself and complete your divorce without an attorney.