The 2024 Minnesota legislative session did not produce nearly as many significant pieces of employment legislation as the 2023 session. Still, this legislature passed multiple new employment laws this year and amended several...more
Delivery platform companies must pay delivery workers in New York City a minimum rate of at least $19.56 per hour, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced on April...more
For years now, having an Indeed employer account has been one of the best ways to find job seekers where they look. No matter what industry you are in, one of the first results for a job search will include a result from...more
Amendments to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) that will take effect on January 1, 2024, have placed significant new burdens on employers by (a) expanding internal notification requirements to all “job...more
New York City is the first major U.S. city to implement a minimum pay-rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. Delivery platform companies should immediately pay delivery workers the minimum pay rate of at least $17.96...more
Massachusetts is poised to follow California and Illinois and become the third state to require pay data reporting. It would also be the eleventh to require pay transparency in job listings. On October 4, Massachusetts House...more
The current auto industry labor negotiations have sparked a lively debate about the efficacy of adopting or maintaining a tiered pay structure for a manufacturing workforce. While some may argue that these structures are a...more
New York City is still undertaking efforts to become the first major U.S. city to implement a minimum pay-rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers. The new law was initially scheduled to go into effect July 12, 2023....more
The New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) has issued proposed regulations related to New York’s Pay Transparency Law, which are open for comment until November 12, 2023. In addition, the NYDOL issued a fact sheet and a set of...more
In Chapoteau, et al. v. Bella Sante, Inc., et al., the Massachusetts Appeals Court held that operators of beauty and massage spas that primarily render beauty and massage services were required to pay employees Sunday premium...more
Effective New Year’s Day 2024, the minimum wage employers of all sizes must pay California employees will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16.00 per hour. The minimum salary for exempt status will increase at the same time...more
On August 8, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced their final rule (Final Rule) revising the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and Davis-Bacon Related Acts (Related Acts) regulations. These are the largest and most significant...more
It’s that time of the year again when the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issues new Service Contract Act (SCA) health and welfare (H&W) rates. In June 2023, WHD increased the prevailing H&W fringe...more
There have been several key announcements for HR practitioners in the UK to be aware of, including: a new minimum wage, increased statutory rates and limits, and the Spring 2023 Budget....more
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative...more
In this issue of the Jackson Lewis Class Action Trends Report, we welcome the New Year and look back at the most significant developments affecting employment class and collective action litigation in 2022. We also look ahead...more
These days, more and more lawmakers are looking to regulate the amount of salary information employers are required to provide job applicants. On January 1, 2023, California, Rhode Island, and Washington State all had new...more
As we previously discussed here, beginning January 1, 2023, employers with at least 15 employees will be required to include a pay scale with any job posting. If employers use third-party services to post jobs, they will need...more
As many employers already know, California imposes several restrictions concerning pay disclosures. Labor Code Section 432.3 prohibits employers from inquiring into and relying on an applicant’s salary history and further...more
The California Department of Industrial Relations has issued new FAQs to clarify its interpretation of California’s new pay transparency requirements. Among other updates, the new FAQs provide additional guidance on: ...more
California has now joined New York City and Colorado in requiring employers (for Golden State employers, of 15 or more) to publish “pay scales” in job postings. As with many things California, however, the new law (which...more
As New York State employers know, there is a requirement to provide Notice of Pay Rate to new employees. Last month, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) issued an updated sample. Below is an overview of the...more
Effective January 1, 2023, California employers must comply with the requirements of Senate Bill 1162 ( SB 1162)—California’s pay transparency law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Among other...more
On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an amended version of California SB-1162, Employment: Salaries and Wages....more
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”) recently published revisions to its guidance on the posting requirements of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“Act”), including some examples that clarify how the CDLE...more