Effective January 1, 2017, Florida’s Broward County has updated its Living Wage notice. This poster is required to be prominently posted at job sites operated by service providers operating in Broward County that have been awarded a living wage contract. The living wage which must be paid differs depending on whether or not the employer Read more
Many New Mexico employers have workplace posting requirements in addition to state notice compliance postings. Several New Mexico communities have established minimum wage rates that are higher than the state minimum wage rate of $7.50 per hour. These local minimum wage rates are determined each year based on annual changes in local Consumer Price Indexes Read more
The District of Columbia has stepped up enforcement efforts against wage theft. The District’s Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 (WTPAA) went into effect on February 26, 2015, imposing new recordkeeping obligations on employers, establishing additional wage enforcement procedures, and increasing penalties and damages when an employer violates one of several wage payment laws. Read more
Three New Mexico communities are increasing their minimum wage rates. Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Bernalillo each tie the minimum wage rate in their jurisdictions to increases in the cost of living from the previous year, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Albuquerque Albuquerque’s Minimum Wage rate increased to $8.75 per hour effective January 1, Read more
Last year, the District of Columbia passed the Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act of 2014 (DC B 671) making significant changes to D.C.’s wage and hour laws. In particular, the act increases employer liability for wage-and-hour violations and changes the administrative procedures for adjudicating wage disputes. The act also increases employers’ notice obligations to employees. Read more
Santa Fe, New Mexico will finally see an increase in the minimum hourly wage rate to $10.29 per hour, effective March 1, 2012. The city has also updated the mandatory Living Wage Ordinance poster. Compliance Poster Company carries the mandatory notice (#31701) in a bilingual format to comply with the municipal requirement that employers post Read more
