Ordinance Archives

Kansas City, MO Passes Minimum Wage Ordinance

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Viri Huerta

The Kansas City, MO City Council has passed an ordinance that will increase the minimum wage rate. Employers within the corporate limits of Kansas City, MO and with a total of 15 employees must pay their employees $8.50 per hour beginning on August 24th. The following minimum wage rates have been established under the ordinance: Read more

2nd Chances for Fair Employment: Ban the Box Legislation Signed in Rochester New York

Posted on June 10, 2014 by cpc

Removing barriers to employment for people with criminal records has been a topic highly debated and actively legislated. Twelve states and over 60 cities and counties currently embrace “Banning the Box”, which removes one question from hiring-related forms – the query about past criminal history. Back in 1998 Hawaii got the movement started by being Read more