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California Piece-Rate Employees Entitled To Compensation For Each Hour Worked

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/30/2013

Gonzalez v. Downtown LA Motors, No. B235292 (April 2, 2013): A California Court of Appeal recently held that automobile service technicians who were paid on a “piece-rate” basis should have been paid their minimum hourly wage...more

San Jose Minimum Wage is Now $10.00 Per Hour

by Betsy Johnson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/29/2013

On November 6, 2012, the City of San Jose approved a Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) that became effective on March 11, 2013. Under the MWO, the minimum wage for “covered employees” working within the city limits of San Jose...more

Fast Food And Retail Workers Strike In Chicago

by Neil S. Goldsmith | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 4/24/2013

Hundreds of fast food and retail workers will be striking in downtown Chicago today in an effort to push for higher wages as part of the “Fight for $15” campaign. This comes just weeks after fast food workers in New York...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - April 2013

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Daniel J. McCoy | Fenwick & West LLP on 4/16/2013

In Hatai v. Dept. of Transportation, a California court of appeal upheld a trial court's decision to exclude "me too" evidence of discrimination from individuals outside of the plaintiff's protected class, but in doing so...more

Employers must pay for all hours worked, and cannot average total compensation over total hours worked in pay period

by Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau on 4/10/2013

The LA-based appellate court held that California’s minimum wage law requires an employer that compensates its automotive service technicians on a “piece-rate” basis for repair work to also pay the technicians a separate...more

Will Changes to Minimum Wage Affect Your Pay?

by Janet Raasch | Lawyers.com on 4/3/2013

During the recession, many middle-wage jobs were lost and replaced with lower-paid work. Many of these jobs pay the minimum wage, which is set at $7.25 an hour by federal law....more

DOL Reports Widespread Wage And Hour Violations At Tampa Area Restaurants

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/1/2013

Widespread violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime provisions have been found during an ongoing enforcement initiative conducted by the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s Tampa office....more

Second Circuit Rules “Gap Time” Claims Impermissible Under FLSA, Even Where An Employee Worked Overtime

by Michael Ray | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/26/2013

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed “gap time” claims brought by a purported class under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Lundy, et al. v. Catholic Health Systems of Long Island, Inc., No. 12-1453...more

Your Global Workforce in Malaysia

by Alice Wang | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/11/2013

Malaysia is both exotic and magical, and we want to ensure that the management of your global workforce in Malaysia is in compliance with all employment and labor laws. The key statutory authorities governing employment and...more

Governor Cuomo Proposes Increased Minimum Wage And Significant Changes To New York’s Employment Law In State Of The State Address

by Hema Chatlani, Allison Ianni, Caitlin Senff Ladd, Aaron Warshaw | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/31/2013

Although New York State’s recent strict assault weapons ban has garnered the majority of attention from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2013 legislative agenda, Governor Cuomo also has made significant proposals that will affect...more

2013 New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) and New Prevailing Wage Rates for Certain Occupations Processed Under H-2A Special...

by Yova Borovska | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 1/18/2013

The Department of Labor has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing new Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for each state based on the Farm Labor Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The AEWRs...more

Minimum Wage Increases In 2013

by Staci Ketay Rotman | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 1/15/2013

With the New Year comes a minimum wage increase in 10 states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Each of these states has a higher minimum wage rate than the...more

Florida's Minimum Wage Increased for 2013

by Kelly Kolb | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 1/6/2013

Florida is one of only 10 states which ties its minimum wage rate to the annual rate of inflation as reflected in the federal Consumer Price Index (CPI). Thus, every year the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity must...more

2013 Employment Law Update - New Developments in Employment Law 2013

by Shirley Jackson, Erik P. Khoobyarian, Ernest M. Malaspina, Richard M. Noack, Daniel F. Pyne III, Karen Reinhold | Hopkins & Carley on 1/4/2013

In this update: - 2013 Schedule of Seminars - Wage & Hour - New Laws Impacting Hiring Practices - Discrimination & Harassment - Developing Law Regarding Employer Arbitration Agreements - Employer...more

New California Employment Laws Effective January 1, 2013

by Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/6/2012

This fall, the California Legislature and Governor passed a number of changes to California employment laws, most of which take effect on Jan. 1. Below is a summary of the changes most likely to have a practical impact on...more

Computer Software Workers to Earn More in 2013

by Kelly Scott | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 11/20/2012

California’s Department of Industrial Relations has announced increases to the minimum pay required for computer software employees to maintain their status as exempt from overtime (assuming other exemption requirements are...more

And the Rich Get Richer

by Kelly Scott | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 11/20/2012

Catchy title, right? In this case, however, it isn’t necessarily true since we are talking about computer software employees and physician employees and not Bill Gates. Nevertheless, California’s Department of Industrial...more

Industrial Commission Of Arizona Raises Minimum Wage To $7.80 For 2013

by Alexandra J. Gill, Tibor Nagy, Jr | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/19/2012

The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) announced on October 18, 2012 that Arizona’s minimum wage will increase from its current hourly rate of $7.65 to $7.80 for the calendar year 2013. This 15-cent bump is based on the...more

Increase in Florida’s Minimum Wage

by Edmund J. McKenna | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/15/2012

In 2004, the state of Florida enacted a constitutional amendment, establishing a state minimum wage. The minimum wage applies to all employees in the state who are covered by the federal minimum wage....more

New Jersey Senate Introduces New Minimum Wage Bill

by Shira L. Krieger, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/16/2012

On June 5, 2012, the Senate introduced a bill (SCR117) that would amend the New Jersey State Constitution to set the minimum wage at $8.50 per hour with annual adjustments for inflation. ...more

City Of Philadelphia Issues Guidelines Related To New Sick Leave Ordinance For City Contractors

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/5/2012

The City of Philadelphia has recently issued guidelines expanding on the recent amendment to its minimum wage and benefit ordinance, the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard, which requires covered employers to...more

White House 2013 Budget Targets Employee Misclassification

by Ramon Rivera on 3/15/2012

Earlier this month, the Obama Administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2013. It reveals that New York and New Jersey employers should expect heightened enforcement and regulatory activity, particularly in...more

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