For the first time in seven years, the minimum wage rate in the state of Massachusetts increased from $8.00 per hour to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2015. The minimum wage rate increase is the first in a series of three annual increases required by a bill signed in 2014 by Governor Deval Patrick: Read more
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
Each year, Colorado’s Constitution requires the state to adjust the minimum wage rate for inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index. This year, Colorado increased the statewide minimum wage rate from $8.00 to $8.23 per hour. The minimum wage rate for tipped employees increased from $4.98 per hour to $5.21 per hour. Both rates are Read more
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Effective January 1, 2015, several California cities will have a minimum wage rate that exceeds the current statewide minimum wage rate of $9.00 per hour. Currently, San Francisco, CA’s minimum wage rate is tied to increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Based on an increase in the CPI last year, San Francisco’s minimum wage 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
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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
On September 11, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced changes to the list of industries that are exempt from the requirement to routinely keep OSHA injury and illness records, and to the list of severe work-related injuries and illnesses that all covered employers must report to OSHA. The final rule goes into 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
