The San Jose minimum wage will increase by $0.15 cents to $10.15 per hour effective January 1, 2014. The minimum wage adjusts each year based on the Consumer Price Index. This prevents inflation from eroding its value. By law, employers operating within the city limits of San Jose must pay their employees the minimum wage Read more
Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment has announced its Minimum Wage Order 30, a proposed increase in the state minimum wage rate. The proposal is in accordance with Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado Constitution and under authority granted the Division of Labor in §8-6-106, §8-6-108(2), and §8-6-109, C.R.S. (2013), that the Director of Read more
Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related offenses has been amended. The amendments provide protections for persons that are subject to human trafficking, which is illegal in the state. To ensure the notice is seen by victims of human trafficking Read more
Back in November 2011 Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law legislation outlawing employment discrimination based on gender identity. Massachusetts House Bill 3810, made gender identity a protected category under Massachusetts nondiscrimination statutes. It also added gender identity as a protected category to several laws to protect individuals from harassment and other hate-related crimes. With Read more
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry recently announced Montana’s minimum wage rate for 2014. As you may know, Montana law requires a minimum wage adjustment annually based on changes in inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Typically each year an announcement on the CPI results and minimum wage change are released Read more
All employees in Manitoba Canada must receive the minimum wage unless they are not covered by provincial employment standards or are excluded from requirements under the law. These types of employees include, but are not limited to, domestic workers and those in a federal or provincial government-sponsored training program. The minimum wage does apply in Read more
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) which covers discrimination and harassment was recently amended through Senate Bill 292 which is effective January 1, 2014. Specifically, the amendment expands that sexually harassing conduct need not be motivated by sexual desire. This reduces the force of a California Court of Appeals decision (Kelley v. The Conco Read more
California’s Governor Jerry Brown, signed a significant piece of legislation increasing the state’s minimum wage rate to $9.00 per hour effective July 1, 2014. But wait…there will be an additional rate increase to $10.00 on January 1, 2016. The minimum wage debate has been fueled by supporters, top California lawmakers, as well as the opposition, Read more
Recently the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the US Department of Labor (DOL) released guidance on how lawfully married same-sex spouses will be treated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the result of a Supreme Court ruling in the U.S. v. Windsor case. The Read more
In an average two year period California’s legislature proposes, analyzes and debates over 6,000 bills. These bills are examined by both state assembly and senate members and become law if signed by the governor. This has been a particularly busy year and many bills have received much media attention. One such bill would raise California’s Read more
