by admin | Mar 10, 2015 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law
The Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies may issue initial and amended interpretive rules without advance notice and without soliciting commentary from interested parties. The case was Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Thomas Perez is secretary of...
by admin | Mar 9, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
The City of Seattle in 2014 passed a law raising the minimum wage in the Emerald City to $15 an hour in stages, with $11 an hour taking effect this April 1, but the phase-in schedule differs according to the size of the business. Businesses with 500 or more employees...
by admin | Feb 25, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
TJX Cos., parent of retail stores T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, announced today that it will boost wages to a minimum of $10 an hour in 2016 for all employees who’ve been on board for six months. In June, it will raise its minimum wage to $9 an hour in...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced today that it will be raising the wage floor on its U.S. employees to $10 an hour by Feb. 1, 2016, and as a steppingstone to $9 an hour by mid-year. “These changes will give our U.S. associates the opportunity to earn higher pay and...
by admin | Jan 13, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
Some 5,700 employees of Aetna Inc., the health insurance provider, will see their wages rise to $16 an hour as the company prepares to become “a much more consumer-oriented business” with “a better and more informed work force,” according to...
by admin | Dec 8, 2014 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
Speaking Dec. 4 at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., Secretary Tom Perez told attendees that the Department of Labor (DOL) now has 1,000 Wage and Hour (WHD) investigators aggressively enforcing the nation’s pay, overtime and worker...