In a parting "holiday gift" to New York employers, Governor David Paterson, as one of his last official acts in office, signed on December 13, 2010, a sweeping reform of the New York Labor Law entitled the Wage Theft Prevention Act (the "WTP Act"). The WTP Act, which becomes effective on April 9, 2011, modifies numerous sections of the New York Labor Law and imposes new recordkeeping and notice obligations on virtually every company that employs people in the state. To learn more about the Act and its implications for employers, please continue reading Littler's ASAP, Lame Duck Reform: New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act, by Barbara E. Hoey and Gary D. Shapiro, and read our previous post: New York Enacts Wage Theft Prevention Act.