Illinois Gov. Pritzker approved SB3208, which amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA). The amendments take effect Jan. 1, 2025, and expand existing wage statement requirements for
Continue Reading Illinois Enacts New Pay Stub Obligations
New Jersey may soon join nearly a dozen states, including New York, in mandating pay transparency in job postings.
On Sept. 26, 2024, the New Jersey General Assembly passed
Continue Reading New Jersey May Soon Mandate Pay Transparency in Job Postings: Implications for Employers
Does a retention bonus constitute a “wage” under the Massachusetts Wage Act? On Sept. 6, 2024, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court ruled that it does not.
Continue Reading Retention Bonus Not a ‘Wage’ Under Massachusetts Law
Massachusetts has adopted new wage transparency requirements for employers, joining a growing list of other states and cities.
The new law contains two distinct wage transparency measures that apply depending
Continue Reading Massachusetts Wage Transparency Bill Signed into Law by Gov Healey Joining Other States
On June 13 in Clark v. Attorney General, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allowed an initiative petition relating to restaurant service workers to appear on the November 2024 ballot.
Continue Reading Tipped Wage Question to Appear on Massachusetts 2024 Ballot
Minnesota is the latest jurisdiction to enact a pay transparency law, joining other localities such as California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland and Washington, D.C., New York, and Washington state
Continue Reading Minnesota Passes New Job Posting Transparency Law
Maryland and Washington, D.C., are the latest jurisdictions to enact pay transparency and wage history laws, joining other states such as California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington that are
Continue Reading New Pay Transparency and Wage History Requirements in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations (Proposed Rules) addressing the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act
Continue Reading Proposed Treasury Rules on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship for Clean Energy Credits Incentivize Use of Project Labor Agreements
In a significant development for employers, on July 10, 2023, California Governor Newsom revitalized the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) by allocating it $3,000,000 as part of the state’s 2023 budget
Continue Reading The California IWC: What’s Old Is New Again
Colorado Governor Polis recently signed into law an amendment to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the Act), most of which will be effective Jan. 1, 2024 (the
Continue Reading Colorado’s Equal Pay Act: Amended Job Notification Requirements and Increased Enforcement Ahead