On March 18, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The CROWN Act would prohibit workplace discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or...more
4/27/2022
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Labor Reform ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
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You don't need to be an Earth, Wind, and Fire fan to realize September had all the elements necessary to make for a memorable month of developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more
10/2/2019
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Over-Time ,
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State Labor Laws ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
It was a busy third month of 2019, so we will march right into discussing developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more
4/2/2019
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White-Collar Exemptions
2019 marks the start of Wage Watch’s third year of publication, which we will celebrate the only way we (sadly) know how: by recapping federal, state, and local developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more
2/1/2019
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Employment Litigation ,
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Minimum Wage ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Over-Time ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Although the U.S. Department of Labor may steal the show in terms of August developments involving the minimum wage, tips, and overtime, states are by no means singing backup. State labor departments on opposite sides of the...more
9/4/2018
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White-Collar Exemptions
It may not have been showering minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments in April, but there was a sprinkling at the federal, state, and local levels. ...more
5/1/2018
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Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
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Over-Time ,
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Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Travel Time ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
February may be the shortest month of the year, but what it lacked in days it made up with minimum wage and overtime developments at the federal, state, and local levels....more
3/2/2018
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Tip Credit ,
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As discussed in a prior article, unsuccessful bills proposed in the California legislature in 2017 can carry over into the 2018 session. State lawmakers may revive measures that did not make it through both chambers of the...more
1/5/2018
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When it comes to legislation, for California employers it's the final countdown. June 2 was the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin. September 15 is the deadline for these bills to pass both legislative...more
6/13/2017
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Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
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Reproductive Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Single-Payer ,
Tipped Employees ,
Veterans ,
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Just under halfway through 2017, minimum wage and overtime developments have shifted into overdrive. Proposals submitted by federal legislators from both sides of the aisle highlight the different approaches the country’s...more
6/1/2017
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The madness of March may be behind us, but April is no joke when it comes to minimum wage and overtime updates. Developments at the federal, state, and local levels could affect employer operations in the near or distant...more
5/1/2017
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White-Collar Exemptions ,
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March madness is not limited to college basketball. This month has also seen numerous minimum wage proposals introduced and considered at the local and state levels. Local and state officials continue to battle over who gets...more
3/31/2017
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CT Supreme Court ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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Minimum Wage ,
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NLRA ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Preemption ,
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Restaurant Industry ,
Sick Leave ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
The year’s shortest month contains a long list of minimum wage and overtime developments. Though to date in 2017 a minimum wage proposal has yet to pass a single state house, and measures in Mississippi, North Dakota,...more