Starting July 1, 2017, the minimum wage rate for all Santa Monica employers will increase. It’s the first time small employers (25 or fewer employees) in Santa Monica will be required to pay a minimum wage rate that is higher than the state minimum wage rate. Last year, only large Santa Monica employers (employers with Read more
With the passage of SB 37 during the 2017 legislative session, Arkansas joined Ohio and more than a dozen other states in widening the expanse of concealed carry rights for employees. Effective July 31, 2017, private employers in Arkansas can no longer prohibit or prevent covered employees from storing a handgun within the employee’s own Read more
On June 14, 2017, Delaware Governor John Carney signed House Bill 1 prohibiting employers from requesting the salary history of job applicants. The purpose of this legislation is to help close the pay gap between men and women by stopping employers from using a salary history as a legitimate basis to pay a man more Read more
Last year, the City of Los Angeles, California began implementing the city’s Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Time Law which establishes a series of fixed minimum wage rate increases for the next six years. Then, beginning July 1, 2022 the minimum wage rate will be adjusted each year for inflation based on the Consumer Price Read more
At least there’s still time before cold and flu season! Although many were hoping that it would end up delayed or dead, it’s happening: Effective July 1, employers in two Minnesota cities are required to provide earned sick and safe time to employees. Minneapolis started the trend by passing the Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Read more
Missouri state employees can finally heave a sigh of relief when it comes to taking time off to bond with their children. On March 13, 2017, Governor Eric R. Greitens signed Executive Order 17-09 that entitles every parent working for the state to receive parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child. The Read more
Each of the Bay Area communities listed below has a passed law that hastens implementation of California’s statewide minimum wage rate targets. California’s Minimum Wage Law establishes a series of annual minimum wage rate increases that will require employers to pay employees at least $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2023. Bay Area cities will Read more
On April 1, 2017, the Office of the Labor Commissioner for the state of Nevada released the annual bulletins for Nevada’s Minimum Wage and Daily Overtime requirements. The rates, which go into effect on July 1, 2017, are unchanged from the previous year: An employee who is offered qualifying health benefits must be paid a Read more
The City of Philadelphia has agreed to honor the decision to delay the Wage Equity Ordinance that was scheduled to go into effect May 23rd until the lawsuit for a preliminary injunction brought by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia is resolved. Our readers may recall that on January 23, 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Read more
Although it may feel like there’s a new labor law posting every year (or every month, depending on the number of states you operate in), it’s really not that often that employers are required to post an entirely new notice. When employment rights are changed under the law, often an existing state-required posting can be Read more
