Late last year, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage for municipal government workers, contractors, and subcontractors to $15 an hour over the next four years. As stated by the Office of the Mayor, the purpose of the new law is to “assure that as many employees as possible Read more
Maryland minimum wage workers will notice a substantial 9% increase in their paychecks next year. Last month, the Maryland legislature passed into law a bill increasing the state’s minimum wage rate every year until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour for all employees. Passage of the law required both the House and Senate to Read more
On December 13, 2018, Governor Snyder signed two bills to increase the minimum wage and grant a new paid leave. Employers in the state of Michigan are required to update their labor law posters to be in compliance with new state changes. Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act Under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, the Read more
The City of Philadelphia has recently passed two pieces of legislation that will raise the minimum wage for city workers and city contractor employees and ensure fair hours for Philadelphia workers. The goal is to give Philadelphians a chance to improve the quality of their family’s lives by providing them with stable employment and steady Read more
On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658, raising the hourly minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts. Starting January 1, 2015, the minimum wage rate was adjusted as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the methodology set forth in the Order. The Secretary Read more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has updated the Minimum Wage posting with the new 2019 minimum wage rate. New Jersey employers covered by any provision of the Wage and Hour Law are required to display the New Jersey Minimum Wage posting and any applicable wage orders in conspicuous locations at the Read more
It’s that time again! Alaska minimum wage employees will receive an increase in their pay starting January 1st. Every year, Alaska adjusts its minimum wage rate based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPI is a measure of the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by households over time. Read more
The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General has released the new 2019 Wage and Hour Laws Notice. The notice has been slightly reformatted and updated with new scheduled minimum wage rates. During the 2018 Massachusetts legislative session, House Bill 4640 was passed to increase the minimum wage rate for the next five years. The updated notice Read more
The Delaware Department of Labor Division of Industrial Affairs has updated two mandatory workplace postings: the Minimum Wage and Employment Discrimination. Both postings are mandatory-to-post for employers operating in the state of Delaware. 2019 Minimum Wage On July 1, 2018, Delaware passed Senate Bill 170 that would raise the minimum wage from the current rate Read more
On January 1, 2019, the minimum wage will rise in 20 states and on the federal level for employees of federal contractors. While state-level minimum wages remain a popular solution for regional cost-of-living differences, municipal minimum wages are increasingly seen as a remedy for cost-of-living differences between cities and counties within an individual state. 20 Read more