On April 1, 2013, Nova Scotians earning the minimum wage will make more money. For the fourth time since 2010, the province is increasing the minimum wage to keep up with the cost of living. This year, it will go up 1.5 per cent, to $10.30 an hour. The minimum wage for someone who has Read more
Employers in San Jose California must now pay a new higher minimum wage rate: Employers that maintain a facility in San Jose or are subject to the San Jose Business Tax are required to display the new San Jose Minimum Wage poster in a conspicuous place where labor law notices for employees are customarily posted. Read more
Effective March 1, 2013, all Santa Fe, New Mexico employers are required to pay employees a minimum wage of $10.51 per hour for all hours worked within Santa Fe city limits. This includes full- and part-time and temporary employees. The annual Living Wage increase is required by City Ordinance and corresponds to the increase in Read more
Every year, as state and federal legislatures are back in full swing, minimum wage becomes the subject of new legislation and heated debate. Early indications are that 2013 will be no different. This week, in his State of the Union address President Barack Obama called for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 Read more
The San Jose California Minimum Wage Ordinance was passed by City of San Jose voters on November 6, 2012. Effective March 11, 2013 employers that maintain a facility in San Jose or are subject to the San Jose Business Tax are required to display the new San Jose Minimum Wage poster in a conspicuous place Read more
Labor Law Compliance Alert! Rhode Island minimum wage earners will see a bump up in their paychecks starting January 1, 2013. For the past 6 years Rhode Island’s minimum wage was $7.40 per hour. During the 2012 legislative session Governor Lincoln Chafee signed a bill raising the wage rate by 35 cents to $7.75 per Read more
The news is also good for Vermont’s minimum wage workers whose hourly wage rate is going up 14 cents an hour in 2013. Some of the changes you will notice on your new poster: For non-tipped employees Vermont’s 2013 minimum wage rate increases to $8.60 per hour. For service and tipped employees, the basic wage Read more
Employers in the Sunshine State are required to update their labor law posters to be in compliance with recent state changes. The changes include an increase in the minimum wage and updates concerning unemployment compensation assistance under the Reemployment Assistance Program. Enactment of the Florida Minimum Wage Act dates back to 2005. Each September 30 Read more
Employers will find more than just a change in the minimum wage rate on Ohio’s 2013 Minimum Wage notice. There are several other changes that provide guidance in applying the state’s minimum wage laws. New on the 2013 notice: Non-tipped employees’ minimum wage rate increase to $7.85 per hour (up 15 cents over the 2012 Read more
Since January of this year, the New Jersey legislature has been considering a bill to raise the state minimum wage from $7.50 per hour to $8.50 per hour. Last May, the State Assembly passed the bill. Next, it’s the State Senate’s turn weigh in and it may make a decision as early as next week. Read more
