by Girish Anand | Jul 17, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Monday signed legislation to raise the Rhode Island minimum wage to $8 an hour on Jan. 1, 2014, up from the current $7.75. Nearby Massachusetts has an $8 minimum wage in place, and Connecticut's rate stands at $8.25.
by Girish Anand | Jun 10, 2013 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
The Department of Labor (DOL) is now enjoying a 71-percent success rate in ferreting out wage-and-hour violators by targeting industry- and geography-based culprits rather than waiting for complaints from employees at individual sites. The DOL is calling its new...
by Girish Anand | Jun 6, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy today signed legislation raising the state minimum wage to $9 an hour over the next two years. The rate will rise to $8.70 an hour effective Jan. 1, 2014, and to $9 an hour effective Jan. 1, 2015. ”This gradual increase over two...
by Girish Anand | Jun 3, 2013 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
While no city on average offers equal pay for the sexes, some fare much better than others, according to a study recently released by financial information company NerdWallet. In the big-city category, it's probably not surprising that Washington, D.C. ranks at...
by Girish Anand | May 22, 2013 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
According to the Federal Judicial Center, which tracks lawsuit statistics at the federal level, employees filed 7,764 federal wage-and-hour lawsuits between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013, a 10 percent jump over the previous year. In contrast, such lawsuits rose...
by Girish Anand | May 15, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
New York will greet New Year's Day 2014 with a new state minimum wage law in effect, the rate rising from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour over a three-year period. The legislation was signed into law this past April 1. The minimum wage will first rise to $8 an hour,...