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Articles Posted in Minimum Wage
Why now is a great time for a wage and hour self-audit. Wait! Hear me out on this…
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division / Public domain
Near the end of last month, I blogged here about this Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletin. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that, in most instances, it would no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages arising out of a wage and hour investigation of your company. Continue reading
How a negative COVID-19 test turned into an FLSA collective action.
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. One of those reasons is when an employee is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis. Continue reading
DOL: COVID-19 is not an excuse to skip your employees’ paychecks. Plus details on Friday’s Zoom chat
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About a month ago, a hairstylist filed a COVID-19 class-action lawsuit in New Jersey. Her claims were the prototypical lowest-hanging fruit.
Oh, it’s back on in Pennsylvania as new salary-level test hikes are approved.
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The wage-and-hour pendulum has once again shifted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Nerdiest. Pendulum. Ever.
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MAJOR wage and hour news in PA! Minimum wage going ☝️; Proposed salary-level test going 👇, and more!
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Where do we even begin? Continue reading
Do you use the FLSA’s fluctuating workweek method? Do you pay bonuses too? You’ll want to read this.
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Welcome to both of you. Continue reading
It’s official! NJ is moving to $15/hr minimum wage.
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Remember when I told you that New Jersey was this close to upping the minimum wage to $15/hr?
“Hold our drink, feds.” New Jersey strikes deal for $15 minimum wage
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On Wednesday, I blogged about how Democrats in the U.S. Senate were introducing a new bill to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour.
Yesterday, the State of New Jersey completed a roadmap to a $15/hr minimum wage in the Garden State. Continue reading