June 2016

Each year, the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner reviews the state’s minimum wage rate and daily overtime rate as required by the State Constitution. This review does not necessarily mean a change in the minimum wage or daily overtime rate every year. Instead, the rates are adjusted based on any change in the federal Read more

The Minneapolis City Council has approved the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. Starting July 1, 2017, employers in the city of Minneapolis with one or more employees must provide employees with time off to address their health needs and that of their family members. Employers will also be required to provide time off to Read more

Maryland has amended its Equal Pay for Equal Work law giving more workers protection from wage discrimination. Under existing law, employers are prohibited from discriminating in the payment of wages between employees of the opposite sex who work in the “same establishment” and “perform work of comparable character or work in the same operation, in Read more