This pamphlet is intended to provide Employers and Employees with general information about their employment rights and responsibilities in New York State. Employers and HR professionals can use this guide to better understand the labor laws covering New York businesses and to better manage compliance.Today we will be starting with some Basics that each leader should know when going into a supervisory role. In general, if you have worked more than 40 hours in a pay week, and are not "exempt", you must be paid an overtime rate for all hours over 40. Employment law, or sometimes referred to as labor law, is the area of law that deals with the relationship between employers and employees. 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.