Reconsideration of 2009 Opinion Letter on Calculations of Overtime by NYS Dept of Labor

We are pleased to inform you that with the assistance of legislative counsel, Anthony Piscitelli of Wilson Elser, with whom we work closely on such matters, we have successfully persuaded the New York State Department of Labor to clarify a 2009 Opinion Letter which appeared to place the Hospitality Industry in extreme jeopardy regarding overtime for banquet and a la carte servers who receive mandatory service charges or gratuities.