Employers need to juggle a plethora of labor laws including minimum wage increases. That is just what Saskatchewan employers are preparing to do on December 1, 2012. Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase by 50 cents from $9.50 to $10.00 per hour the first day of December 2012. The minimum wage adjustment follows a commitment by Read more
If your company has a rule that prevents employees from talking about ongoing internal investigations, you may want to think about changing it. Thanks to a recent decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), companies cannot have a blanket policy that prohibits employees from discussing ongoing internal investigations. The NLRB admits that there are Read more
Each year there are ten states that adjust their minimum wage rates for an increase in the cost of living. The increase is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which rose 1.7% since August 2011. If you read our last blog post you already know that Montana’s minimum wage will increase 15 cents to Read more
A handful of states raise their minimum wage rates based on changes in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In Montana if there is an increase in the CPI the Department rounds the amount to the nearest 5 cents. Based on an increase in the CPI of 1.7% from August 2011 to Read more
The Iowa Workforce Development agency has released a 2012 required Unemployment Insurance poster update. The posting identifies the current methods to file new unemployment insurance claims including filing at IowaWORKS Centers and the new IowaWORKS Access Point locations. More Access Points for Iowans Even though there has been a reduction in IowaWORKS Center locations from Read more
