New York State Labor Law requires manual workers to be paid weekly, and clerical and other workers at least twice per month. Workers in New York State have rights and protections related to: Wages; Hours of work and overtime; Leave; Safety and health; Discrimination.This pamphlet is intended to provide Employers and Employees with general information about their employment rights and responsibilities in New York State. Processing payroll in New York can be difficult whether a business is located in NYC, Westchester, or elsewhere. This guide can help with New York payroll. If you are working at a job that is subject to prevailing wage rules, they do not have to pay you unless they ask you to wait. In New York, all employees must receive a pay stub with each payment of wages or salary. If you think we may have recovered unpaid wages for you, use the Workers Owed Wages (WOW) application to search and claim them. New York does not require that employers pay out any unused benefits or things such as PTO. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.