by Girish Anand | Feb 1, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law
San Jose, Calif., is poised to join the ranks of high-minimum-wages cities like San Francisco and Santa Fe with a new rate of $10 per hour set to take effect. The Minimum Wage Ordinance was passed by City of San José voters on Nov. 6, 2012. It requires...
by Girish Anand | Dec 10, 2012 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting a sweep of Los Angeles and San Francisco restaurants after investigations along the West Coast found 71 percent of all restaurants were in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....
by Girish Anand | Nov 15, 2012 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Adjusting the rate to inflation, the Missouri Department of Labor announced yesterday that the state minimum wage will rise to $7.35 an hour commencing Jan. 1, 2013. Employers engaged in retail or service businesses whose annual gross income is less than $500,000 are...
by Girish Anand | Nov 12, 2012 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Vermont, one of several states that tie their minimum wage to inflation, is set to raise its minimum hourly rate to $8.60, up from $8.46, on Jan. 1. The inflation rate is calculated for the 12-month period ending Aug. 31 of each year and takes effect at the dawn of...
by Girish Anand | Oct 25, 2012 | Minimum Wage Law
The Arizona Industrial Commission has released the state's 2013 Minimum Wage Poster. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, the minimum wage rate will increase from $7.65 per hour to $7.80 per hour. An employer may pay a tipped employee a wage up to $3.00 per hour, same as last...
by Girish Anand | Oct 19, 2012 | Minimum Wage Law
Arizona voters enacted the Raise the Minimum Wage for Working Arizonans Act in 2006. That voter initiative established an Arizona minimum wage and provided for an annual increase based on the increase in the cost of living. The cost of living is...