The Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) took effect on April 9, 2011.
The law requires employers to give written notice of wage rates to each new hire.
The notice must include:
The notice must be given both in English and in the employee's primary language (if the Labor Department offers a translation). The Department currently offers translations in the following languages: Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Polish and Russian.
Sample Pay Notices
The employer may provide its own notice, as long as it includes all of the required information, or use the Department's sample notices.
More Information
The WTPA also included other provisions that employers need to know, such as stronger protections for whistleblowers and increased penalties for wage theft.
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Employees of Temporary Help Firms LS51 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Hourly Rate Employees LS 54 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Multiple Hourly Rate Employees LS 55 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Employees Paid a Weekly Rate or a Salary for a Fixed Number of Hours (40 or Fewer in a Week) LS 56 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Employees Paid Salary for Varying Hours, Day Rate, Piece Rate, Flat Rate or Other Non-Hourly Pay LS 57 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Prevailing Rate and Other Jobs LS 58 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law Notice for Exempt Employees LS 59 is a blank work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
Notice and Acknowledgement of Pay Rate and Payday Under Section 195.1 of the New York State Labor Law for Home Care Aides Wage Parity and Other Jobs
New York State Department of Labor Form LS 309 is a blank farm work agreement that contains all of the fields that employers must include to notify each employee in writing of conditions of employment at time of commitment to hire. This agreement must be completed to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
It should be given to the employee in his or her primary language if that language is available. If the employee's primary language is not available above, then the form should be given to the employee in English.
This form is also available in the following languages:
New York State Department of Labor Form AL 447 is a blank wage statement. It contains all of the fields that employers of year-round or seasonal workers must provide to document each pay period to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act.
New York State Department of Labor Form AL 446 is a sample of a completed wage statement for agricultural workers.
Visit the Division of Labor Standards for additional information about New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act and what is required of employers and workers.
