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New Rule May Require Employers to Closely Track Tipped Employees' Work

Date:: October 28, 2021

Effective December 28, employers will not be able to claim a tip credit during the time employees spend on supporting work that takes up more than 20 percent of their workweek or more than 30 minutes at any one time.

Keeping Workers' Tips Will Prove Costly Under New Rule

Date:: September 29, 2021

Under a new rule taking effect November 23, the US Department of Labor (DOL) will be able to penalize employers $1,162 each time they keep employees' tips, even if those violations are not repeated or willful.

Delaware Ready to Join $15.00 Minimum Wage Club

Date:: June 21, 2021

If Senate Bill 15 is signed into law as expected, Delaware will become the 11th state that has, or is on a path to have, a $15.00 minimum wage.

Rhode Island Poised to Raise Minimum Wage to $15.00 Over Next Four Years

Date:: May 19, 2021

Rhode Island soon will join California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and dozens of localities that either have, or are on a path to have, a $15.00 minimum wage.

Biden Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to $15

Date:: April 28, 2021

The White House predicted its executive order could spur competitors in the same labor markets as federal contractors to increase their wages in an effort to compete for workers.

Zombie 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees Could Rise Again

Date:: March 24, 2021

Many parts of the Trump administration's FLSA tip credit rules will take effect as scheduled, while others will be delayed and possibly replaced.

Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Rules on the Chopping Block

Date:: March 11, 2021

The US Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) rescinding the Trump administration's rules for independent contractors and joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

White House Starts Push for $15 Minimum Wage

Date:: January 25, 2021

President Biden plans a $15.00 minimum wage for federal employees and federal contractors, a first step toward a $15.00 minimum wage for all employees.

Independent Contractor and Tip Credit Rules Likely to Be Postponed

Date:: January 22, 2021

The White House has issued a memo directing the US Department of Labor (DOL) to consider postponing until March 23 any rules that were finalized after the November 3 election but have not yet gone into effect.

DOL Cites Chicken-Processing Plants for Major Violations

Date:: November 24, 2020

Three poultry companies that operate chicken-processing plants in Mississippi paid their employees below the minimum wage and incorrectly calculated their overtime pay, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced.

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New Rule May Require Employers to Closely Track Tipped Employees' Work

Keeping Workers' Tips Will Prove Costly Under New Rule

Delaware Ready to Join $15.00 Minimum Wage Club

Rhode Island Poised to Raise Minimum Wage to $15.00 Over Next Four Years

Biden Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors to $15

Zombie 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees Could Rise Again

Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Rules on the Chopping Block

White House Starts Push for $15 Minimum Wage

Independent Contractor and Tip Credit Rules Likely to Be Postponed

DOL Cites Chicken-Processing Plants for Major Violations

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