As the new year gets off to a start, employers in the retail industry will be making wage adjustments to meet current and future minimum wage increases. Employees in 21 states around the country will see their state’s minimum wage increase.
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California Increases Minimum Wage for 2019
By Debra Urteaga & Julia Y. Trankiem on
Posted in California Developments
Effective January 1, 2019, California’s minimum wage increased from $11.00 to $12.00 per hour. This increase applies to all employers who employ 26 or more employees. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the minimum wage increased from $10.50 to $11.00 per hour.…
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California Employers: Are You Compliant with 2018’s New Laws?
By Susan S. Joo & Emily Burkhardt Vicente on
Posted in California Developments
The new year brings new laws for California employers to grapple with. We highlight the most significant new employment laws affecting California employers as of January 1, 2018. Companies based in California or with operations in California are encouraged to review their policies and procedures in light of these developments.…
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San Jose Joins the Growing List of Cities Regulating Employee Hours
By Susan S. Joo & Emily Burkhardt Vicente on
Posted in Employment Policies, Equal/Fair Pay
Beginning next week, on March 13, 2017, San Jose employers must offer existing part-time employees additional work hours before hiring any temporary, part-time, or new worker. This is a result of a vote last fall by voters in San Jose, California who approved “The Opportunity to Work Ordinance” (Ordinance No. 2016.1, codified at Chapter 4.101 of the San Jose Municipal Code) – a local measure that directs employee hours and hiring practices.…
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Washington, DC Increases Minimum Wage for Non-Tipped Workers
By Robert T. Quackenboss on
Posted in Employment Policies, FLSA/Wage & Hour
Recently, Washington DC council members unanimously voted to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by the year 2020 for non-tipped hourly workers, many of whom work in the retail industry. The news comes just before Washington DC is scheduled to increase its minimum wage rate from $10.50 an hour to $11.50 an hour on July 1, 2016. The move makes DC the third jurisdiction behind California and New York to increase minimum wages to $15.00 an hour.…
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Court Vacates Department of Labor Wage Regulation Extending FLSA Protections to Home Care Workers
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Posted in FLSA/Wage & Hour
On December 22, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulation, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2015, which eliminated an exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for employees who provide home companionship and live-in domestic services.…
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Florida to Increase Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2015
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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (“DEO”) announced that the state’s minimum wage of $7.93/hour will be increased to $8.05/hour beginning January 1, 2015. The minimum wage for tipped employees will correspondingly increase from $4.91/hour to $5.03/hour, with the employer’s maximum tip credit remaining at $3.02/hour. The DEO has also issued an updated “Notice to…
L.A. Raises Minimum Wage For Hotel Workers Amidst Calls For More Raises
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On October 1, 2014 the Los Angeles City Council voted again to require large hotels to pay workers a minimum wage of $15.37, exclusive of gratuities, bonuses, or service charge distributions after first passing the bill 12-3 on September 24, 2014.…
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DOL Proposed Rule to Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers
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On February 12, 2014, President Obama announced Executive Order 13658, “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.” The order seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid to workers performing services on covered Federal contracts to: (i) $10.10 per hour, beginning January 1, 2015; and (ii) beginning January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, an amount determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Order.…
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