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Michigan Amends New Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Laws

Date:: December 19, 2018

Michigan's governor signed amendments to the state's minimum wage and paid sick leave laws. The laws were passed in September to preempt November ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage and require employers to offer paid sick leave.

New York Revises Employee Scheduling Proposal

Date:: December 10, 2018

After reviewing more than 600 comments, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has made several revisions to its November 2017 proposal for expanding the state's show-up time / reporting time requirements.

Employers Can Now Apply Online to Employ Workers With Disabilities at Subminimum Wages

Date:: December 4, 2018

The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has launched an online tool that allows employers to electronically submit their applications for a special certificate to employ workers with disabilities at subminimum wages.

DOL Withdraws "80/20 Rule" for Tipped Employees

Date:: November 13, 2018

The US Department of Labor (DOL) will not limit the amount of duties related to a tip-producing occupation - such as washing dishes or making coffee - that may be performed, as long as they are performed contemporaneously with direct customer-service duties and all other requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are met.

Arkansas, Missouri Vote to Raise Minimum Wage

Date:: November 7, 2018

The minimum wage rate will increase to $11.00 by 2021 in Arkansas and to $12.00 by 2023 in Missouri under ballot initiatives approved on Election Day.

District of Columbia Expected to Require Sexual Harassment Training for Employers of Tipped Employees

Date:: October 25, 2018

A bill establishing new training requirements must undergo a 30-day congressional review before becoming law.

DOL Delays Overtime and Tip Credit Rules, Plans Joint Employment Rule

Date:: October 17, 2018

The latest regulatory agenda from US Department of Labor (DOL) outlines the agency's plans for rulemaking that will affect employers across the nation.

Pennsylvania's Plan to Raise Minimum Salaries for Overtime-Exempt Workers to $48,000 Scrutinized

Date:: October 9, 2018

An independent commission has raised a number of concerns that the Pennsylvania labor department must address before raising the minimum salary for most overtime-exempt employees to nearly $48,000.

California Updates Breastfeeding Breaks Law

Date:: October 5, 2018

Effective January 1, 2019, California's breastfeeding breaks law will be amended to prohibit employers from using bathrooms as a location for employees to express milk in private.

Illinois Requires Paid Breastfeeding Breaks

Date:: August 29, 2018

Effective August 21, 2018, employers covered by the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act are prohibited from reducing employees' compensation for time used to express milk or nurse a baby.

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