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New Mexico to Raise Minimum Wage to $12 by 2023

Date:: April 2, 2019

Unlike many states, New Mexico will not adjust its minimum wage for inflation every year after the $12 minimum wage kicks in.

DOL Proposes New Test for FLSA Joint Employment

Date:: April 1, 2019

The DOL said the existing joint employment regulation needs to be updated because it does not explain what it means to be "not completely disassociated" when an employer employs an employee to work a set of hours in a workweek, and that work simultaneously benefits another employer.

Maryland Minimum Wage Will Increase to $15 per Hour

Date:: March 28, 2019

The Maryland General Assembly voted to override a Governor's veto to pass a bill that will increase the state minimum wage rate to $15 per hour for all employers by 2026.

Illinois Set to Join $15 Minimum Wage Club

Date:: February 19, 2019

Illinois would join California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and about three dozen cities, towns and counties that have, or will eventually have, a $15 minimum wage.

New Jersey Expected to Raise Minimum Wage to $15.00 by 2024

Date:: January 22, 2019

The governor and the state's legislative leaders say they have struck a deal on a bill that would increase the minimum wage from its current level of $8.85 per hour to $15.00 within the next six years.

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.

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.

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