Compensation and Payroll Practices Policy
(NY)

Summary

This template is a Compensation and Payroll Practices Policy (NY) that covers payment of wages, deductions from wages, exempt employees, timekeeping (including off-the clock prohibitions), overtime, meal and rest breaks, breaks for nursing mothers, on-call time, and wage and hour complaints. It contains practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as standalone policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. For an employee handbook supplement for New York employers containing customized workplace policies based on New York state and local laws, see Employee Handbook Supplement (NY). Its language has been customized to comply with New York and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Compensation and Payroll Practices Policy. The drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses address issues under both New York and federal law. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For information on compensation and payroll practices, see 71-21 New York University Annual Institute on Federal Taxation § 21.05. For information on New York laws concerning compensation and payroll practices, see the New York row of the Wage and Hour State Practice Notes Chart. For state-specific templates on compensation and payroll practices, see the Pay and Benefits column of the Employment Policies State Expert Forms and Checklists Chart and the Compensation column of the Wage and Hour State Expert Forms Chart.