This pamphlet is intended to provide Employers and Employees with general information about their employment rights and responsibilities in New York State. 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.Employment law covers topics like wages, hours, hiring practices, overtime pay, termination, workplace discrimination, and retaliation. Employers and HR professionals can use this guide to better understand the labor laws covering New York businesses and to better manage compliance. New York State is an "Employment-at-Will" state. That means that an Employer may terminate an Employee at any time and for any legal reason or no reason at all. This section highlights important City, State, and federal labor laws that protect employees. New York State requires an employer to provide a written wage notice to employees within 10 days of their date of hire. 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.