New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Bill A 08106 on December 29, 2014, amending the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act. As shared in our July 1, 2014 CPC blog, the new law eliminates employer’s annual wage notice requirement. Employers, however, are still required to provide wage notice to employees at time of hire. 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
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
This November 4th, South Dakota voters will decide ballot measure to increase minimum wage. Measure 18 would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour, effective January 1, 2015. This measure would also address employees whose wages are made through tips. For tipped employees, the minimum wage would be half the minimum wage Read more
Payment of wages by payroll debit card is a growing trend. Now Illinois has amended state law to expressly sanction employers’ use of payroll debit cards to pay employees’ wages. Under the prior version of the law, employers were required to pay wages by check or direct deposit payment. Under the new law, paying employees Read more
Each year there are ten states that adjust their minimum wage rates for an increase in the cost of living. The increase is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which rose 1.7% since August 2011. If you read our last blog post you already know that Montana’s minimum wage will increase 15 cents to Read more
Oregon’s minimum wage rate will increase to $8.95 per hour in 2013. This is a 15-cent increase over the minimum wage rate for 2012. The current minimum wage rate is $8.80 per hour. Oregon is one of ten states that annually adjust their minimum wage rates based on inflation and increases in the Consumer Price Read more
Illinois lawmakers will soon decide whether or not the state’s minimum wage workers deserve a raise, but the issue isn’t as cut and dry as it seems. On the plus side for workers, the proposed law is one in a string of recent minimum wage changes. In fact, Illinois’ minimum wage rate has been rising Read more
On May 1, 2012 British Columbia’s minimum wage will increase to $10.25 per hour. The liquor server minimum wage will increase to $9.00 per hour. The May increases are part of a three-stage increase in the minimum wage announced in March, 2011. Last year, British Columbia’s minimum wage increased twice. In 2011, the minimum wage Read more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) is teaming up with the public to increase awareness and solve problems through the US government’s Challenge.gov program. As part of the program, the DOL proposed several mobile application challenges and is making the results accessible to anyone with a smartphone, tablet or a computer. The contests are part Read more
