#WorkforceWednesday® - State Legal Trends: Crucial Changes for Employers - Employment Law This Week®
California Employment News: Overview of the Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase AB122
California Employment News: Overview of the Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase AB1228 (Podcast)
California Employment News: Top Developments in Wage and Hour Law for 2024 (Podcast)
California Employment News: Top Developments in Wage and Hour Law for 2024
California Employment News: Minimum Wage Increases in July 2023 and January 2024
Podcast: California Employment News - Minimum Wage Increases in July 2023 and January 2024
California Employment News: Professional and Administrative Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - Professional and Administrative Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - The Executive Pay Exemption
California Employment News: The Executive Pay Exemption
Top 5 Employment Challenges in 2023 for Government Contractors
Recent Developments in Wage and Hour law
#WorkforceWednesday: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California's FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Employers Respond to Dobbs, Implications of the Supreme Court's EPA Ruling, and Pay Increases for CA Health Care Workers - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: Reversal of 2019 Enterprise Rent-a-Car Trial Decision; EEOC Commissioner Nominee Update; Overtime Listening Session
Running Successful and Legally Compliant Internships
DE Under 3: Vaccination Mandates Continuing & Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
DE Under 3: OFCCP Contractor Portal & Request for Comments for Functional Affirmative Action Programs (FAAPs)
DE Under 3: Vaccine Mandates & More
As you may recall from our earlier alert on the (few) upcoming changes to Virginia’s Employment Laws, several bills, including those designed to reenact scheduled increases to the minimum wage rate (HB 1 and SB 1), failed to...more
For the seventh year in a row, New Jersey will be increasing its minimum wage effective January 1, 2025. Under a law passed in 2019, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) initially set a minimum...more
While employers may not think about election days vis-à-vis labor and employment law obligations, this year, there are several states with ballot measures where voters will decide employment mandates. Issues for voters...more
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) recently announced increases in the Washington minimum wage, the threshold for overtime exemptions and the minimum required for employee noncompete enforcement....more
The day that most health care facilities and health care workers have been waiting for—although for different reasons—is finally here. The increase in the minimum wage for covered health care workers will go into effect...more
As we previously reported here and here, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 525, which provides a tiered approach for the increase of minimum wages for the state’s health care workers...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has set oral argument for November 5, 2024, in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera. The issue before the court is what standard of proof employers must satisfy to demonstrate that a Fair Labor Standards...more
As we reported recently, the Washington State minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025, will be increased to $16.66 per hour. As explained in our prior blog post, this new state wage also impacts the salary exempt levels...more
On November 5, 2024, voters will decide the presidential election, and on January 20, 2025, the new president will be inaugurated. Voters will also decide which party will retain control of the House and Senate, a rare...more
Signing off on a busy legislative year, Governor Newsom just confirmed into law over a dozen bills from the California Legislature. As a result, many California employees will begin next year with new and enhanced rights...more
On October 16, 2024, Senate Bill 525 will go into effect and requires every applicable “covered health care facility” to meet certain minimum wage requirements for most of their workforces. The new law applies to a broad...more
While California SB 525 was originally passed over a year ago, after several delays, it is scheduled to finally go into effect on October 16, 2024. The bill will raise the minimum wage for many health care employees in the...more
At the November 5, 2024 election, California voters will determine the fate of Proposition 32, which proposes to increase the state minimum wage and provide for automatic future adjustments tied to inflation. While the...more
At the end of June, the Governor paused the California health care worker minimum wage due to budget concerns. The bill was delayed until certain state budget circumstances occurred, which happened on October 1. Now the...more
During her inauguration as president of Mexico on Oct. 1, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum presented the key commitments of her government plan for the next six years. Her agenda includes several labor-related proposals, as well as...more
Federal contractors may need to be prepared to increase pay for employees working on, or in connection with, covered federal government contracts. The hourly minimum wage for employees performing work on federal contracts...more
A minimum wage increase for health care workers in California will kick in on October 16, 2024. The change was originally slated to take effect this past June, after California enacted Senate Bill (“SB”) 525 in the fall of...more
For contractors and subcontractors providing certain services to the federal government, compliance with the Service Contract Act (or Service Contract Labor Standards) is required. Unique bidding and performance requirements...more
An appellate court in Washington state recently held a hospital liable to pay employees who worked through meal period breaks for their time worked plus compensation for an additional break as a penalty, highlighting...more
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor recently published an advanced notice of an upcoming increase to the minimum wage rate for federal contractors. The new rate of $17.75 per hour will replace the...more
After months of delay, California’s healthcare minimum wage increase will finally take effect on October 16, immediately hiking wages to $21 per hour for workers at many healthcare facilities and as high as $23 per hour for...more
Washington State has announced its new minimum wage, exempt salary level, and other compensation levels for 2025. All of the following will be in effect as of January 1, 2025: Washington State minimum wage: $16.66 per hour....more
As we move through 2024, significant legislative and judicial developments are shaping employment law in the Netherlands. From new compliance requirements for CO2 emissions reporting and changes to employment relationships,...more
Last fall, California enacted Senate Bill 525, which substantially raises the base minimum wage for health care workers over time to $25 per hour. The first incremental increase above the general state minimum wage was...more
Now that fall is well underway, Michigan employers should be reviewing their compensation practices and paid leave policies to ensure compliance with the new requirements taking effect in 2025. As detailed previously, the...more