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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.

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.

Race-Based Minimum Wage Challenge Gets New Life in 11th Circuit

Date:: August 1, 2018

Alabama's Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act may have racially discriminated against the City of Birmingham's black workers, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The Act nullified a Birmingham ordinance that had raised the minimum wage.

80/20 Tip Credit Rule Is Target of Restaurant Group Lawsuit

Date:: July 18, 2018

The legal arm of the National Restaurant Association has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a US Department of Labor policy that prohibits employers from claiming a minimum wage tip credit for employees who spend more than 20% of their time performing duties that do not directly produce tips, such as washing dishes or making coffee.

Delaware to Raise Minimum Wage, Establish Training Wage and Youth Wage

Date:: July 5, 2018

Delaware joins Massachusetts as the second state to enact a minimum wage increase this year.

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