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New York State Minimum Wage / Salary Increase, Effective January 1, 2024
January 11, 2024 / By Tracy Rickett, UNY Human Resources Generalist / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, New York State increased the minimum wage for hourly (non-exempt) employees as well as the minimum salary amount for salaried (exempt) employees.
The new amounts for New York State (excluding New York City, Long Island, and Westchester) are:
HOURLY (Non-exempt): $15.00/hour
SALARY (Exempt): $1,124.20 per week / $58,458.40 per year
Employers within the Upper New York Conference, regardless of the number of employees, must pay non-exempt staff the minimum wage. Non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime pay under state and federal wage and hour laws. Overtime pay for non-exempt employees is calculated as time and one-half of their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek (i.e., a $15/hr. employee working overtime would be entitled to $22.50/hr. overtime pay).
An updated NYS Minimum Wage poster must be posted at your worksite for your employees by Jan. 1, 2024. The updated minimum wage poster is available on our Church Employer webpage under Employment Law Compliance and Posters. Please click this link for more information on the change to NYS Minimum Wage.
Churches should review their wage and hour practices to ensure that their employees are classified properly as non-exempt or exempt and that current minimum wage and minimum salary levels are being paid to employees.
Please note: Clergy salary is exempt from state and federal wage and hour requirements. The minimum salary for the purpose of clergy compensation is determined by the Commission on Equitable Compensation. It is listed in the Clergy Support Policies and can be located here. It can also be found in the Annual Conference Journal, located here.
If you have any questions on this topic, please contact Tracy Rickett, Human Resources Generalist, at 315-898-2017 or TracyRickett@unyumc.org.