A Mixed Bag for Michigan Employers: Legislature Accelerates Minimum Wage Increases but Saves the Tip Credit
Takeaways Amendments to the Michigan Minimum Wage Act accelerate the schedule of minimum wage increases but prevent elimination of the tip credit for employees who earn tips. Michigan’s minimum wage…
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New Minimum Wage Takes Effect in Boulder, Colorado
The City of Boulder has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance, which took effect January 1, 2025, setting the city’s minimum wage at $15.57 per hour. The new law…
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L.A. council backs $30 minimum wage for hotel and LAX workers
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to hike the minimum wage for more than 23,000 tourism workers, handing a huge victory to labor unions whose members have struggled to…
Read More »CA Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2025
by Jennifer Shaw | | December 2, 2024 Yes, the California minimum wage is going up again. Effective January 1, 2025, all employers, regardless of size, must pay workers at…
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California Voters Reject $18 Minimum Wage Proposal
Voters in California rejected Proposition 32, which would have increased the minimum wage to $18 for all employers by 2026. Under the proposition, the minimum wage increases depended on the…
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Missouri Votes to Increase State Minimum Wage and Provide PSL
Missouri voters have approved a state ballot measure that will increase the state minimum wage starting in 2025 and provide employees in the state with paid sick and safe leave,…
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California prop results: How voters decided retail theft, minimum wage
California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to reverse course on progressive criminal justice reform, cracking down on theft crimes and the use of the deadly drug fentanyl….
Read More »Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make…
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Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Wage & Tipped Rates and Schedule for 2025 and Future Years
On September 18, 2024, at the request of the State of Michigan and its attorney general, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified issues relating to future minimum wage rates and minimum…
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Minimum Wage To Rise In 22 States On Jan. 1, 2024
Workers in 22 states and dozens of localities will see a wage hike on New Year’s thanks to cost-of-living adjustments baked into minimum wage laws. In all, 65 cities, counties…
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Canada Supreme Court rules mandatory minimum sentencing for child luring unconstitutional – JURIST
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-1 on Friday that the mandatory minimum sentence for child luring is unconstitutional as it violates the right against cruel and unusual punishment under…
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With Increased New York Minimum Wage Come Modified Obligations Under State Wage Orders
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has issued proposed regulations to align the state’s industry-specific wage requirements with the upcoming increases in the state minimum wage. In May…
Read More »California Reaches a Fast Food Compromise, Increasing Minimum Wage for Workers – Employment Law Information Network
Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the FAST Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (AB 257), which sought to increase the California minimum wage to $22 per hour, with…
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California healthcare workers to get $25 an hour after Newsom approves historic minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — Many California healthcare workers — from nursing assistants and medical coders to cleaners and security guards — will see at least $25 an hour starting in 2026 after Gov….
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California Governor Signs Fast Food Industry Minimum Wage Law
On September 28, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1228 into law, repealing the FAST Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act) (AB 257)…
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DOL Proposes Significantly Raising Minimum Salary for White-Collar Overtime Exemptions
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would raise the minimum salary floor required to qualify for the…
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DOL Releases Proposed White-Collar Exemption Rule, Sets Minimum Salary at $55,068
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed rule to increase the minimum salary requirements for the “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional) from minimum wage…
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