This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C addresses the New York State Department of Labor's adoption of its proposed amendments to the state's minimum wage orders. The amendments, which increase the salary basis threshold for executive and administrative employees, became effective on December 31, 2016. The publication notes that while the status of the new salary basis threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act is unclear following the preliminary injunction enjoining the US DOL from implementing its new regulations, employers that did not increase exempt employees' salaries or convert employees to non-exempt positions due to the proposed federal overtime rule should take action to comply with the new state-wide amendment.