ABL Weekly

ABL Weekly

16 January – ABL Washington DC Update

Venues Refuse to Pay Songwriters While Profiting From Their Music

The State Department of Labor has updated many of its publications to reflect the new minimum wage and cash wage for tipped workers in the hospitality industry. The new postings…

We do welcome the comments the Governor included in his State of the State Message in reference to the State Liquor Authority’s Working Group to make recommendations to reform the…

Governor Cuomo formally proposed raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour as part of his Executive Budget this month. The Governor’s proposal is identical to the plans he’s…

The New York State Department of Tax and Finance has updated “Publication 750 – A Guide to Sales Tax in New York State” their comprehensive guide to New York State…

If you own a controlling interest in more than one licensed premises you may want to consider applying to the State Liquor Authority for approval to establish centralized accounting and…

State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle (D-Rochester) and State Senator Tom O’Mara (R-Elmira) introduced legislation this month that would allow the State Liquor Authority to issue permits to on-premises liquor…

As you know, on December 31st the minimum wage is increasing to $9.00 per hour and the minimum wage for tipped workers in the hospitality industry is increasing to $7.50…

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