Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we provide a rates-only update that...more
11/13/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
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Local Ordinance ,
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Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Rate of Pay ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
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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Non-Exempt Employees ,
Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
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Threshold Requirements ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Status of U.S. Department of Labor Rules: May 21, 2019 was the deadline to submit public comment concerning the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rules governing the minimum salary or fee amount employees must receive...more
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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State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
White-Collar Exemptions
DOL Previews its Costume (Regulatory Agenda Update): The U.S. Department of Labor released its fall regulatory agenda, in which it discussed proposed rulemaking activities the Wage & Hour Division plans to undertake...more
11/1/2018
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Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
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Over-Time ,
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State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
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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Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
With the World Cup in full swing, it’s difficult to fathom anything else occurring—yet minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments keep happening. Here’s our quick round-up for those of you taking a break from the on-field...more
6/29/2018
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Food Service Workers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
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Over-Time ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
2018 may have barely begun, but minimum wage and overtime activity at the local, state – and even federal – levels is well underway. Settle in – we’ve got a lot to cover....more
2/1/2018
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Car Dealerships ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
New Legislation ,
Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Tip Credit ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Summer is upon us and the heat – from both a temperature and legislative perspective – is on. As employers across the county await action from federal labor officials concerning the currently-enjoined white collar salary...more
7/5/2017
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Governor Vetoes ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
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Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
Pending Legislation ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
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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Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
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
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the final rule revising the “white collar” overtime exemption regulations on May 18, 2016. This publication was the result of a process that began in March 2014 when President...more
On July 6, 2015, the proposed rule issued by the Department of Labor to revise the “white collar” overtime exemptions was published in the Federal Register, available here. The DOL has established a 60-day period for the...more