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New Jersey stands at a crossroads regarding the compensation of tipped workers. Introduced on March 10, 2025, Assembly Bill A5433 proposes a significant change to the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law: phasing out the “tip...more
The Michigan legislature amended the state’s Wage Act on Feb. 20, 2025, in a compromise measure that accelerated the schedule of minimum wage increases but staved off a complete phaseout of the tip credit for workers who...more
On February 21, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002, which, effective immediately, revise minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave standards Michigan employers were expecting to take effect...more
It’s time again for our mostly rates-only update that summarizes scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of 2023, along with some rate changes that occurred in 2023 before publication....more
After a few years of rapid and expansive change to New York’s workplace laws, involving adjustments to workplace safety, employee pay, benefits, and privacy, there was a noticeable slowdown for the state legislature this past...more
​​​​​​​Currently, employers in the District of Columbia (like the majority of states) are permitted to count customer tips toward the minimum hourly wage they must pay to certain service employees. This practice is often...more
Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more
Hey, do you want to read an article not about COVID-19? Well, you are in luck, because in this virus-free issue of Wage Watch, we discuss only developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime that occurred in the...more
Q:  I heard New York is changing its rules around tip credits for some types of employees. What do I need to know? ...more
Governor Lamont signs House Bill 7501 into law on January 6, 2020. As we say goodbye to 2019 (and await commencement of the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly in February), the General Assembly via a “Special...more
As we look forward to the New Year, Massachusetts employers should be aware of upcoming changes to the Commonwealth’s employment laws that took effect on January 1, 2020, as well as possible changes we foresee on the horizon....more
New York employers will soon be required to pay an estimated 70,000 tipped workers the full minimum wage, regardless of any tips received. Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced on December 31 that the New York State Department...more
State senators voted early this morning to raise Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage to $15.00 by June 1, 2023 in a plan that involves five annual increases. House Bill 5004, “An Act Increasing the Minimum Fair Wage,” was...more
In February, love was not the only thing in the air; wafting through legislative chambers across the country was the sweet smell of bills about the minimum wage, tips, and overtime. Many bills will be stood up, or ultimately...more
New Jersey has joined the ranks of California, Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia in requiring a phased increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour as a result of a bill (A-15/S-15) signed into law by...more
As you may remember, it was Christmas in July for employees when Massachusetts passed the “Grand Bargain,” among other things, putting the Commonwealth on a path to a $15.00 minimum wage. When the clock struck midnight on...more
Time on 2018 has just about run out, so without delay, here are the developments impacting the minimum wage, tips, and overtime that occurred in 2018’s final month....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: D.C.’s newest law – the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 (the “Act”) – officially took effect on December 13th. ...more
On October 23, 2018, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser approved the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018, D.C. Act 22-489 (“Act”), which repeals an initiative that would have eliminated the tip credit. At...more
Usually legislative and regulatory developments slow down in the summer months, which is good news because July brings more pressing matters than reading bills or proposed rules, like eating too many hot dogs or yelling at an...more
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
Buried in the 2,232 page omnibus budget bill recently signed by President Trump was an important change regarding the use of tip pools. ...more
UPDATE: Chicago has announced its July 1, 2018 minimum wage rates for tipped employees. Employers with minimum wage, tip, and overtime allergies might dread spring, but given the few developments this month, they should...more
President Trump recently signed into law Congress’ $1.3 trillion, 2,232-page omnibus budget bill. Notably, tucked away on page 2,025 of the bill, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to address rules affecting...more
As reported last week, on March 23rd, President Trump signed into law a massive spending bill that, among other things, amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to clarify that a manager or supervisor may not keep his...more