by Girish Anand | Jun 26, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick today signed S.2195, “An Act Restoring the Minimum Wage and Providing Unemployment Insurance Reforms,” a bill that "gradually raises the minimum wage to $11 over three years, lowers unemployment insurance (UI) costs...
by Girish Anand | Jun 3, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Despite reports that nearby SeaTac, which enacted a similar $15-an-hour minimum wage ordinance encumbered by subsequent job losses, reductions in hours, elimination of overtime and implementation of paid parking for employees, Seattle has passed its own historic...
by Girish Anand | May 28, 2014 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation last night to raise the minimum wage in Michigan over four years to $9.25 an hour, up from the current $7.40 an hour. The new minimum wage will thus be fully in force by 2018, and each year thereafter the rate will be raised either...
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 | Apr 21, 2014 | DOL, FLSA, State Labor Law
A class-action lawsuit against Major League Baseball (MLB), alleging the MLB violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by using unpaid volunteers to run many aspects of its All-Star weekend, has been tossed by the court. In dismissing the case of Chen v. Major...
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...
