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D.C. Employees—Minimum Wage Rate

The District of Columbia’s minimum wage for all D.C. workers who do not receive tips is $17.50 per hour regardless of employer size. This rate became effective July 1, 2024 and is anticipated to increase on July 1, 2025...more

Alaska Ushers in Increased Minimum Wage and Guaranteed Sick Leave

Voters in Alaska approved Ballot Measure 1, which will boost Alaska’s minimum wage and provide guaranteed sick leave to workers. First, Ballot Measure 1 increases Alaska’s minimum wage to $13.00 per hour, effective July 1,...more

Missouri Implements Automatic Annual Increases to Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Requirements

Missouri voters similarly approved a state ballot measure—Proposition A—that will increase the state minimum wage starting in 2025 and provide employees in the state with paid sick and safe leave. On January 1, 2025,...more

Nebraska Joins the Growing List of States that Will Require Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave

Voters in Nebraska approved a measure that will require all employers to offer employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, effective October 1, 2025. The total amount of sick leave employees may accrue...more

Ninth Circuit Rules De Minimis Doctrine Applies to Overtime Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Cariene Cadena v. Customer Connexx LLC on July 10, 2024, reversing the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada’s summary judgment ruling in favor of...more

New EEOC Guidance Clarifies Employer Responsibility for Discrimination in AI Employment Tools

Many employers have begun using artificial intelligence (AI) tools supplied by third-party vendors. On May 18, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided guidance indicating that, in its view, employers...more

Challenge to Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Will Have Important (and Costly) Implications for Employers

Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, SB19-085 (the Equal Pay Act), went into effect on January 1, 2021. Colorado’s new law follows a string of laws in other states seeking to expand the protections related to equal pay,...more

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