Birmingham, Alabama will soon be the first city in Alabama to implement a minimum wage rate. Last August the Birmingham City Council passed an Ordinance establishing a minimum wage rate of $8.50 per hour starting in 2016 and increasing to $10.10 per hour in 2017. After that, minimum wage increases will be tied to changes 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
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
