by Girish Anand | May 27, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed Senate Bill 2609, raising the state's minimum wage over four years to $10.10 an hour and upping the tip credit over two years. “A hardworking sector of our community has gone seven years without a raise,” Gov....
by Girish Anand | May 21, 2014 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law
Wage-and-hour lawsuits rose 5 percent year over year during the 12-month period ending March 31, tapping out at 8,126 cases filed. This is the seventh straight yearly rise, with the increase from the year 2000 standing at 438 percent, according to data from the...
by Girish Anand | May 6, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has signed legislation to gradually raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, reaching the target rate by July 2018. The first step is a hike to $8 an hour on Jan. 1, 2015. The wage hike was O'Malley's legislative...
by Girish Anand | May 2, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law
Vaulting his city to the forefront of the nationwide minimum wage debate, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is sending his City Council a plan to phase in a $15-an-hour minimum wage for employees in the Emerald City. The mayor said his proposal would "improve the lives of...
by Girish Anand | Apr 16, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a state measure to ban cities and towns in Oklahoma from raising the minimum wage. "Mandating a minimum wage increase at the local level would drive businesses to other communities and states, and would raise prices for...
by Girish Anand | Mar 29, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law a bill raising the state's minimum wage to the highest for any state in the nation, $10.10 an hour. The new rate will phase in, rising from the current $8.70 an hour to $9.15 on Jan. 1, 2015, then to $9.60 on...