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California Announces 2024 Substantial Increase in Computer Professional Exemption Compensation Rate

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California employers must ensure that compensation rates for exempt computer professionals meet updated salary thresholds, as of January 1, 2024. The minimum wage thresholds for the California computer professional...more

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Washington State Raises Its Minimum Wage to $15.74 per Hour in 2023

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Per state statute, Washington’s minimum wage increases each year as a function of increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). Effective January 1, 2023, Washington’s Minimum Wage will increase to $15.74 per hour—up from...more

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Inflation Disrupts California’s Minimum Wage Rate Schedule, Prompts Pay Increases for Non-Exempt and Exempt Employees in 2023, and...

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On July 27, 2022, the Director of California’s Department of Finance sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials, noting that the Department had determined poor economic conditions necessitated expedited...more

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Washington Employers Should Prepare for Historically High Increases in the Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Requirements

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As all Washington employers know, Washington employees who are nonexempt (e.g., not salaried) must be paid an hourly minimum wage. Additionally, Washington establishes minimum salaries for exempt (i.e., salaried) employees,...more

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California Announces 2022 Increase in Compensation Rate for Computer Professional Exemption

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California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet updated salary thresholds, as of January 1, 2022. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) issued a memo on October 18,...more

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Florida's Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1, 2021

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Effective January 1, 2021, Florida's minimum wage rate will increase from $8.56 per hour to $8.65 per hour. The increase is calculated by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and is based on the percentage increase...more

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California Announces 2021 Increase in Compensation Rate for Computer Professional Exemption

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As of January 1, 2021, California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet the updated salary thresholds. In a memo issued on October 16, 2020 the California Department of Industrial...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (December 2019 Edition)

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We remember when legislative and regulatory developments rarely occurred in December, but those days are behind us. A Reminder About New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Rate Increases: Many minimum wage, tipped and exempt...more

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D.C. and Maryland Set to Increase Minimum Wage on July 1, 2016

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As of July 1, both Maryland’s and the District of Columbia will increase the minimum wage. Maryland’s minimum wage will increase to $8.75 per hour while the District of Columbia’s will increase to $11.50 per hour. Employers...more

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Oregon Adopts Tiered Minimum Wage Increase Effective July 1, 2016

Oregon is the first state in the nation to enact a statewide tiered minimum wage. Oregon’s new minimum wage law will phase in wage increases over a six-year period starting July 1, 2016. Eventually, the law will require...more

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The Federal Budget Deal Will Mean Higher OSHA Penalties for Employers

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed by President Obama on November 2nd, contains a buried provision with the potential to substantially impact employers. Section 701 of the Act significantly increases the maximum civil...more

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Florida’s Minimum Wage Likely to Remain Unchanged on January 1, 2016

On November 2, 2004, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment that created Florida’s minimum wage. The minimum wage applies to all employees in the state covered by the federal minimum wage. Florida law requires a...more

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The (Poorly Named) “Cadillac Tax” Part Two: IRS Provides Further Guidance in Notice 2015-52

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The so-called “Cadillac Tax” (Internal Revenue Code Section 4980I) applies starting in 2018 and was intended to provide a means to address what were perceived as overly rich employer-provided health benefit plan designs, as...more

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rises to $10.15

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The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published in the Federal Register earlier this week its official Notice regarding an increased minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $10.15, which is a...more

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DOL Seeks to Increase the Number of Employees Eligible for Overtime

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finally revealed its anticipated proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) overtime exemptions. See 80 F.R. 38515 (July 6, 2015). Employers should brace themselves...more

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Department of Labor Significantly Expanding Overtime Eligibility

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued proposed new rules that seek to expand overtime wage coverage to more than 4.6 million workers. These proposed rules are not yet final, and the DOL seeks comments. However, now is...more

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