Starting in 2014, more than one million New York employees will be granted the opportunity to take paid sick days off work without worrying about retaliation from their employers. Under the new legislation, businesses with 20 or more employees in New York City will have to provide their employees with five paid sick days starting April 1, 2014. In 2015, business with 15 or more employees will have to follow suit. The bill exempts manufacturing jobs, seasonal and work study em

$8.00 on December 31, 2013 $8.75 on December 31, 2014 $9.00 on December 21, 2015 The legislation is included in the new budget, which was approved on March 29, 2013. Increases for tipped workers are not included. The current minimum wage in NY for workers who receive tips is currently $4.90 per hour for resort hotel workers, $5.00 per hour for food service workers, $5.50 per hour for car wash workers and $5.65 per hour for other service employees. If tips aren’t sufficient to