Labor Law Updates

Florida Minimum Wage and Workers’ Compensation Posters Change, Updates Required! The Florida minimum wage law requires the Agency for Workforce Innovation to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Although the Florida minimum wage will remain unchanged at the federal rate of $7.25 per hour for 2011, Read more

Vermont will raise minimum wage for 2011 The Vermont Department of Labor has announced that the state’s 2011 minimum wage rate for non-tipped employees will increase to $8.15 per hour, effective January 1, 2011. The 2011 basic wage rate for tipped employees will also increase to $3.95 per hour, with the maximum tip credit up Read more

Maine Mandatory-To-Post Workers’ Compensation Poster Updated Important Changes to Maine W.C. Poster The Maine Mandatory-To-Post Workers’ Compensation poster has been updated with important employee misclassification information. Worker misclassification adversely affects employers, employees, and the general public. As a result of these effects we are seeing more states address and educate these groups on the issue Read more

Washington State 2011 Minimum Wage up to $8.67 Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has announced that the state’s 2011 minimum wage will increase to $8.67, effective January 1, 2011. The 2011 minimum wage rate reflects a 12 cent increase from the current wage rate of $8.55. Washington State has the highest minimum wage Read more

Effective January 1, 2011 Montana’s Minimum Wage will increase by 10 cents from $7.25 to $7.35 per hour. In the 2006 General Election, Montana voters enacted Initiative 151, which adjusts the Minimum Wage based on the annual cost-of-living index. The increase in the minimum wage is based upon any increase in the U.S. City Average Read more

AZ Minimum Wage Increasing in 2011The Industrial Commission of Arizona has determined that Arizona’s minimum wage will increase for 2011. On January 1, 2011, the rate per hour will increase by 10 cents to $7.35 per hour. The current minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. In 2006, Arizona voters enacted the “Raise the Minimum Read more

San Francisco Minimum Wage Increases January 1, 2011 The San Francisco Minimum wage Ordinance, Chapter 12 R of the San Francisco Administrative Code, stipulates that the City minimum wage rate will adjust based on increases in the regional consumer price index. Effective January 1, 2011 the minimum wage rate for the City will increase 13 Read more

Oregon 2011 Minimum Wage increasing 10-cents in January State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian has announced that Oregon’s minimum wage will rise to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2011. The 10-cent increase reflects a 1.15% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since August 2009. The CPI, which is published by the United States Bureau Read more

Ohio 2011 Minimum Wage up 10 Cents to $7.40 On September 30, 2010, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced an increase in the state’s minimum wage, effective January 1, 2011. The department also released the state’s updated 2011 Minimum Wage posting. Ohio is one of ten states that annually adjust the minimum wage based on Read more

Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders, CCR Title 8, Section 1532.1 requires Lead Warning Notices be posted in each regulated area or work areas where the exposure to lead exceeds the permissible exposure limits (PEL). Employers shall assure that no employee is exposed to lead at concentrations greater than the specified levels. Additionally, prior to the commencement Read more