On June 28, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed into law “An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave, and the Sales Tax Holiday.” The new law will gradually
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Ninth Circuit: Employers May Not Consider Salary History in Deciding to Pay Men and Woman Differently
The day before Equal Pay Day, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled that employers defending claims under the Equal Pay Act cannot…
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PA Superior Court: For Some Employees, PA Law Requires More Overtime Compensation
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Employers with operations in Pennsylvania should beware that a recent Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion confirmed what federal courts in Pennsylvania previously predicted: Pennsylvania law entitles certain employees to more overtime…
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New York Paid Family Leave Law Becomes Effective Jan. 1, 2018
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The New York Paid Family Leave law (NYPFL), which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2018, mandates that private employers provide coverage for certain types of employee leave. The benefits will be…
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New York State Department of Labor Proposes Expansion to Call-In Regulations as New York City Council Weighs Passing Right to Flex-Time Law
This year, New York City and New York State advanced a series of legislative and regulatory proposals affecting New York’s businesses and their employees. Following four public hearings across the…
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Are Employers Ready for Arizona’s New Paid Sick Leave Law?
By Dana L. Hooper & James Nelson on
On July 1, 2017, Arizona’s new sick leave law goes into effect and employers with even one employee in Arizona may need assistance to navigate the new laws and to…
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“Nothing so Exhilarating as Being Shot at Without Result”—California Pay Day Statements and Accrued Vacation
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What does Winston Churchill have to do with California wage and hour requirements? Well, the “shot” at employers in Soto v. Motel 6 Operating L.P. at the California Court of…
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Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Pay Equity Law
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On Aug. 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed into law the “Act to Establish Pay Equity.” The new law is intended to address the gender wage gap by strengthening the…
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Recent Florida Supreme Court Decisions on Workers’ Compensation Could Lead to Higher Premiums
In two long-awaited decisions, the Florida Supreme Court declared several provisions of the state’s workers’ compensation statutes unconstitutional, weakening legislative reforms approved in 1994 and 2003 intended to curb the…
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The New Overtime Regulations and Their Impact on the Salary Basis Test
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As we previously discussed here, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently changed the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s or the Act’s) Salary Level and Salary Basis tests…
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