Labor Law Updates

Keeping you current on the ever changing labor laws

Ten states and San Francisco, California have laws that require a mandatory bump in minimum wage rates. These bumps are tied to inflation and change based on increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). To-date, six states and San Francisco, California have announced their new minimum wage rates which will begin January 1, 2013. Arizona’s Read more

Alabama has released multiple labor law notices to meet recent changes in state labor laws. The Alabama Department of Labor requires that employers update state notices to the latest versions. The Alabama Child Labor Law posting has been updated to include: New Record-keeping section requiring employee information forms, proof of age, and detailed time records, Read more

The minimum wage in Arizona will increase by 15 cents in 2013. That’s right another state with an increase in the minimum wage for the new year. At a public meeting held October 17, 2012, the Industrial Commission of Arizona determined the current minimum wage of $7.65 per hour will increase by 15 cents. That  Read more

California’s 2012 legislative session has come to an end.  Want to know how passed bills affect you as an employer? Compliance Poster Company’s Legal Research Team has the answers.  All bills are effective January 1, 2013, unless otherwise specified. Religion and Reasonable Accommodation – (CA AB 1964). This landmark bill clarifies and strengthens existing law Read more

San Francisco will have the highest minimum wage rate in the country come January 1, 2013. San Francisco passes up Santa Fe, New Mexico on January 1, 2013 with the highest minimum wage rate in the country. The San Francisco minimum wage will increase by a whopping 31 cents bringing the rate to $10.55 per Read more

Add Florida to the growing list of states raising their minimum wage. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity just announced the 2013 minimum wage rate which is based on inflation and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The 2013 Florida minimum wage rate is calculated using the percentage change in the CPI between August 2011 and Read more

E-Verify is the U.S. government’s online system that allows employers to instantly verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. The new Employee Rights Toolkit is designed to increase awareness about employee rights during the E-Verify process. The Toolkit has lots of helpful information for job applicants, workers and even employers. At the Toolkit website, Read more

Employers need to juggle a plethora of labor laws including minimum wage increases. That is just what Saskatchewan employers are preparing to do on December 1, 2012. Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase by 50 cents from $9.50 to $10.00 per hour the first day of December 2012. The minimum wage adjustment follows a commitment by Read more