The Tip Credit Tipped employees, like all other employees, must earn at least the required state or federal minimum wage rate. Usually, a portion of an employee’s tips and cash wages together count toward the minimum wage rate. If an employee’s tips combined with the employer’s cash wage do not equal the minimum hourly wage, Read more
After a bumpy start, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new electronic injury and illness reporting system is finally ready for business today. Large and high-risk employers can begin using OSHA’s new web portal, called the Injury and Tracking Application (“ITA”), to report information from their 2016 OSHA Form 300A’s beginning August 1, 2017. It Read more
The City of Berkeley has two new laws that provide employees with work flexibility and financial stability when they need time away from work for personal wellness and family responsibilities. The first measure goes back to the election in November 2014, when 78% of voters called on the City Council to pass a “right-to-request” flexible Read more
Washington State has passed two new laws that make taking family and sick leave a practical reality for employees. Under the state’s new paid leave laws, employees are entitled to paid time off for their own health reasons, to care for a family member a with health condition, and to bond with a new child. Read more
Minimum Wage In case you missed it, this month the City of Emeryville, California boosted minimum wage workers’ pay. Effective July 1, 2017, the minimum wage rate for employees of large employers (56 or more employees) increased to $15.20 per hour. The minimum wage rate employees of small employers (55 or fewer employees) increased to Read more
Minimum Wages Earlier this week, new minimum wage rates took effect for employers operating in Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. Higher costs of living are often associated with these communities and raising the minimum wage rate gives workers buying power more on-par with workers in other major metropolitan areas of the country. Chicago has had Read more
Starting July 1, 2017, the minimum wage rate for all Santa Monica employers will increase. It’s the first time small employers (25 or fewer employees) in Santa Monica will be required to pay a minimum wage rate that is higher than the state minimum wage rate. Last year, only large Santa Monica employers (employers with Read more
Last year, the City of Los Angeles, California began implementing the city’s Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Time Law which establishes a series of fixed minimum wage rate increases for the next six years. Then, beginning July 1, 2022 the minimum wage rate will be adjusted each year for inflation based on the Consumer Price Read more
Each of the Bay Area communities listed below has a passed law that hastens implementation of California’s statewide minimum wage rate targets. California’s Minimum Wage Law establishes a series of annual minimum wage rate increases that will require employers to pay employees at least $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2023. Bay Area cities will Read more
Last year, the Oregon Legislature determined there was a need to push the state’s minimum wage rate higher than the minimum wage rate then in effect. The minimum wage rate, which was tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained unchanged since 2015 because of a flat inflation rate. After studying the regional cost of Read more
