by Girish Anand | Aug 20, 2019 | Minimum Wage Law
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that minor league baseball players in Arizona can sue for minimum wage under Arizona’s governing laws. The state’s minimum wage is currently $11 an hour, rising to $12 next Jan. 1. First-year minor leaguers...
by Girish Anand | May 20, 2019 | Minimum Wage Law
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has pledged to sign legislation passed Friday that would raise the state’s minimum wage in stages to $15 an hour in 2023. The move affects about 330,000 state workers. The current minimum wage is $10.10 an hour. The bill increases the...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2019 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law
While Democrats in both houses of Congress are drafting legislation to basically double the federal minimum wage — from $7.25 to $15 an hour — Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Alexander Acosta told legislators that “we do not support a change in...
by Girish Anand | Mar 27, 2019 | Minimum Wage Law
McDonald’s Corp., which is involved in a lingering legal dispute over whether it is a joint employer, is now dropping its lobbying efforts against minimum wage hikes, an issue that led to its legal wrangle in the first place. McDonald’s unveiled its new...
by Girish Anand | Feb 21, 2019 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, WHD
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employers to pay service employees — those who receive “more than $30 a month” in tips — less than the minimum wage, provided tips plus wages match or exceed the minimum wage. This arrangement is known...
by Girish Anand | Dec 11, 2018 | Minimum Wage Law
Seattle will set the bar for minimum wage rates on Jan. 1 when a $16-per-hour legal mandate takes effect, but the rate applies only to employers with 500 or more employees (think Amazon). New York City won’t be far behind when it boosts its legal pay rate to $15...