New York Payroll Services
New York Payroll Tax And Labor Laws
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It’s worth noting that New York is a “Joint Application” state. ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR TWO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (one for SIT and one for SUI).
Did you know that most New York companies that employ one or more people for at least 30 days in a calendar year are required to offer disability insurance to their workers?
New York Wage and Hour Laws
Employees in New York who are regulated by the state’s minimum wage statute must be paid $12.50*** per hour.
Except for the following personnel, who are not covered:
- Agricultural laborers;
- drivers of taxicabs
- religious orders’ members; and
- Volunteers are needed for up to eight days of leisure or amusement events.
New York Payroll for Employers
Employers subject to New York’s wage payment legislation are required to pay manual employees weekly and all other paid workers twice a month. Salespeople who are paid on commission must be paid at least once a month.
Except for those explicitly exempted by legislation, all employees are insured, with the exception of executive, administrative, and professional staff earning more than $900 per week.
New York Unemployment:
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 11,800
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 4.025
New York Income Tax Withholding
Employers in New York are required to withhold state income tax from their employees’ pay and return the withheld amounts to the Department of Taxation and Finance.
All employers paying taxable wages to residents, regardless of where their services are performed, and all employers paying taxable wages to nonresidents for services performed within the state, must withhold from all payments of taxable wages paid to residents regardless of where their services are performed.
New York Benefits
New York Voting Rights:
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours Yes
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave Time Off with Pay Limited to 2 Hours
Employers in New York must provide employees time off to vote if they do not have enough time to vote before or after work. This summary is only applicable to private employers.
Employees who are away from work for four hours in a row when the polls are open are not eligible for voting time off, according to the law.
Temporary Disability Insurance:
Employees in New York are obliged to be covered by disability insurance. The state insurance fund, private insurance, or self-insurance may all be used to offer coverage. Employees and employers are both required to contribute to the plan.
New York State Tax Resources
Question on FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act)
See What is FUTA article
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