On December 31, 2014, New York’s minimum wage rate increased from $8.00 per hour to $8.75 per hour. The increase is part of the three increments that started December 31, 2013. New York Governor Cuomo signed a comprehensive state budget bill on March 29, 2013 that included amendments to Section 652 of the New York Read more
Senate Bill 207-FN, effective January 1, 2015, has modified the New Hampshire Pay Equity Act. Under the new Pay Equity Act, no employer shall discriminate between employees based on sex by paying them different wage rates for performing the same work based solely on sex. Employers are also prohibited from retaliating against an employee who Read more
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour just announced that as of April 1, 2015, a new training requirement will be mandatory for workers that perform travel restraint system, fall restricting system, fall arrest system, safety net, work belt, or safety belt. Working at Heights Program Standard is the new training program designed to prevent injuries and fatalities Read more
To clarify the paid sick leave act requirements, Connecticut’s Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act 14-128. The amendment will take effect on January 1, 2015. Under the current law, a covered employer must provide paid sick leave if he or she employs 50 or more people during any quarter in the previous Read more
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed the Opportunity to Compete Act, also known as “Ban the Box” legislation. The law will go into effect March 1, 2015 and applies to New Jersey employers with 15 or more employees. Under the law, employers may not post job advertisements indicating that people that have been arrested Read more
The city of Columbia is the first city in Missouri to pass the “ban the box” ordinance. The ordinance that took effect December 1st was designed to make it easier for people with prior criminal backgrounds to compete in the job market. Employers in Columbia are now prohibited from asking applicants about criminal histories or Read more
In July we reported in our blog that the New York Legislature had passed a bill (A08106) that could repeal the 2011 New York State Wage Theft Act. In addition to eliminating the annual wage notice requirement, the law would also increase the penalties for an employer who failed to provide a wage notice to Read more
Starting January 1, 2015, Arizonans will be seeing an increase to their minimum wage rate. As calculated by the Industrial Commission of Arizona, the minimum wage rate will increase to $8.05 per hour. For tipped employees, an employer may pay up to $3.00 per hour less than the minimum wage if he or she establishes Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor and New Hampshire Department of Labor have signed an agreement to protect workers’ rights by focusing on the misclassification of employees. Under this agreement, both government agencies will share information to ensure law compliance, and if necessary, coordinate law enforcement. The direct communication aims to prevent and restore the rights Read more
Trenton and Montclair have enacted paid sick time laws similar to those enacted by other New Jersey cities, including East Orange, Passaic, and Paterson. Under both cities’ legislation, employers with 10 or more workers must provide their employees with up to 40 hours of paid sick time accrued on an annual basis. Employers with less Read more
