by Girish Anand | Jan 2, 2014 | State Labor Law
As the year begins, so too do the requirements of New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act. This month employers throughout the state will have to create and issue wage notices to all employees. These wage notices must include: • the...
by Girish Anand | Dec 27, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, State Labor Law
Almost three months after the Oregon Health Care Marketplace was supposed to go live, the website still isn't working, and state officials have pulled all Obamacare advertising from the airways. An estimated 36,000 Oregonians have thus far enrolled through Cover...
by Girish Anand | Dec 17, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
In a mere formality, the Washington, D.C. Council is set to vote today on raising the city's minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2016. The council previously approved the hike unanimously. This time the measure will go to Mayor Vincent Gray for his signature. Gray...
by Girish Anand | Dec 13, 2013 | State Labor Law
12/14 Update: The case has been heard and the judge has promised a decision this month. Judge Andrea Darvas of King County Superior Court will hear a challenge today on the $15-an-hour minimum wage just approved by voters in the small town of SeaTac, Wash....
by Girish Anand | Dec 2, 2013 | State Labor Law
New Jersey's Social Media Privacy Law took effect yesterday, prohibiting employers in the state from requiring applicants or employees to disclose their personal social media usernames and passwords or to provide access to their personal social media accounts. The...
by Girish Anand | Nov 26, 2013 | Minimum Wage Law, Personnel Concepts, State Labor Law
Both sides foresaw a potential recount of balloting for SeaTac Proposition 1, which would raise the small city's airport-related hospitality and transportation workers' salaries to a minimum of $15 an hour. On Monday after three weeks of counting votes, the...
