Arkansas Minimum Wage Arkansas is one of four states where voters recently approved a statewide minimum wage rate increase that will be phased in over the next few years. The minimum wage will increase to $7.50 per hour on January 1, 2015, $8.00 per hour on January 1, 2016, and $8.50 per hour on January Read more
To encourage a safe workplace, the Maine Department of Labor is offering free safety courses for employers in the month of November. Courses will be held at the SafetyWorks! Training Institute. SafetyWorks! is an outreach program created by the Maine Department of Labor to reduce job-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. Services are provided by safety Read more
On Tuesday, California Bay Area voters approved minimum wage hikes for the cities of San Francisco and Oakland. For workers in San Francisco, passage of the ballot measure will mean two raises in 2015. San Francisco Minimum Wage The City of San Francisco Minimum Wage Measure J was approved by 77% of voters. The measure Read more
Voters in the states of Alaska, Nebraska and South Dakota voted in favor of ballot initiatives to raise their state minimum wage on Election Day. In Alaska, the minimum wage rate will increase from $7.75 per hour to $8.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015. The rate will then be increased to $9.75 per hour Read more
It’s Election Day around the country. Does the law in your state require employers to provide employees with either paid or unpaid time off to vote? States with Unpaid Voting Leave Laws A number of states require employers to provide employees unpaid time off from work to vote. The amount of leave varies by state. 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
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Assessing the Work Environment Although the recent spread of the Ebola virus is capturing national headlines, most workers in the U.S. are unlikely to encounter virus. That said, the law requires employers to provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. Workers who interact with people, animals, goods, and equipment arriving Read more
Beginning January 1, 2015, Floridians earning minimum wage will see an increase in their pay. The minimum wage will increase from $7.93 per hour to $8.05 per hour. For tipped employees, the increase will be from $4.91 per hour to $5.03 per hour. The law requires a minimum wage adjustment based on inflation and cost Read more
Misclassification is the practice of incorrectly labeling workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Because independent contractors are by definition are self-employed, their employers often escape many of their responsibilities under employment, labor, and related tax laws and deprive workers of the protections of those laws. In recent years, the US DOL has been combating Read more
