2020 Federal and State Minimum Wage Rates
Employee Benefits
2020 Federal and State Minimum Wage Rates

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] To help ensure that the minimum wage keeps pace with the rising cost of living, many states and municipalities adjust (or will…

2019 Federal & State Minimum Wage Update
Employment Law & HR Topics
2019 Federal & State Minimum Wage Update

The following states do not allow a Tip Credit: Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Please be aware that there may be updates…

AZ LAWlert: Arizona Minimum Wage Increase, Effective January 1, 2019
Arizona
AZ LAWlert: Arizona Minimum Wage Increase, Effective January 1, 2019

The Arizona minimum wage is set to go to $11 an hour, up from $10.50, on January 1. As a result of voters passing Proposition…

URGENT CA EMPLOYERS: California Supreme Court Rules Employers Must Pay Workers for Off-the-Clock Duties
California
URGENT CA EMPLOYERS: California Supreme Court Rules Employers Must Pay Workers for Off-the-Clock Duties

Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for the minutes they spend on work-related duties before and after they clock out, the California…

URGENT NY Update: New York City Workplace Fairness Legislation
New York
URGENT NY Update: New York City Workplace Fairness Legislation

Effective 11-26-17, Mayor Ds Blasio has signed into law the New York City Workplace Fairness package of legislation that includes five laws and is directed…

CA UPDATE: Damaged or Lost Company Equipment: An Impermissible Deduction from Employee Wages
California
CA UPDATE: Damaged or Lost Company Equipment: An Impermissible Deduction from Employee Wages

An employer cannot legally make a deduction from wages if, by reason of mistake or accident a cash shortage, breakage, or loss of company property/equipment…