New Jersey Voters Approve Increase to State’s Minimum Wage
On November 5, 2013, residents of New Jersey voted 61 to 39 percent to amend the New Jersey state constitution to increase the state’s hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25. The minimum wage...
View ArticleSeverance Payments are Taxable under FICA
On Tuesday, March 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Internal Revenue Service in a dispute over the payroll tax treatment of certain types of severance compensation. The justices,...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Limits Application of Commissioned Employee Exemption
On July 14, 2014, the California Supreme Court held in Peabody v. Time Warner Cable, Inc. that employees qualify for the California “commissioned employee” exemption in a pay period only if they...
View ArticleTwo New Minimum Wage Increases Pass In Northern California
In the wake of a debate over increasing the federal minimum wage, two Northern California cities voted to increase their local minimum wage rates during the recent midterm elections. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleSan Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights
On November 25, 2014, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed two ordinances that are collectively referred to as the San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights: (1) the “Hours and Retention...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Rules that Security Screening Time is Non-Compensable...
In a decision issued on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court ruled that employees are not entitled to compensation under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for the time...
View ArticleUPDATE: San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights
We wanted to provide an update on our earlier report about recent legislative happenings in San Francisco. (A link to our earlier article can be found here.) The San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of...
View ArticleNew York State Department of Labor Published Proposed Rules Regarding...
On May 27, 2015, the New York State Department Of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published proposed rules addressing the payment of wages by payroll debit cards. Pursuant to the draft regulations, prior to paying...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Equal Pay Law To Become More Stringent Effective January 1, 2016
Earlier this month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Fair Pay Act, a bill making various changes to strengthen the California Equal Pay Act, which addresses gender wage inequality....
View ArticleChanges to California’s Piece-Rate Compensation Requirements
Assembly Bill 1513, will significantly change the requirements governing the payment of piece-rate compensation in California beginning January 1, 2016. AB 1513 creates Labor Code section 226.2 which...
View ArticleEEOC Proposes New Pay Data Reporting Requirements for Employers
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has published proposed revisions to the requirements associated with the Employer Information Report (EEO-1). The EEO-1 already...
View ArticleOnward and Upward – California’s Minimum Wage And Paid Family Leave Benefits...
April 2016 has proven fruitful for California employees. Last month, Governor Brown approved a series of gradual increases raising the statewide minimum wage rate in California to at least $15.00 by...
View ArticleDOL Makes Last-Minute Tweaks to New Overtime Exemption Rules
In March 2014, President Obama signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor to revise its aging rules governing overtime pay for white collar employees. The Department solicited...
View ArticleGovernor Brown Signs Bill Clarifying Wage Statement Requirements for Exempt...
On July 22, 2015, Governor Brown signed AB 2535 that clarifies which employees for whom an employer must track hours worked and record those hours on their wage statements. The bill will become...
View ArticleMassachusetts – The Latest Jurisdiction to Update Its Pay Equity Laws
On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charles Barker signed the Act to Establish Pay Equity. The Act, which makes several important changes to Massachusetts wage laws, will go into effect on July...
View ArticleNew York State Department of Labor Issues Final Wage Regulations Imposing New...
Effective March 7, 2017, employers who pay wages via direct deposit and/or payroll debit card will need to comply with more stringent requirements. The New York State Department of Labor (the...
View Article*UPDATE* New York State Department of Labor’s Direct Deposit and Debit Card...
As we previously reported here, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued final regulations in September 2016 imposing new notice and consent requirements on employers who pay wages via...
View ArticleNew Freelancer Law Imposes Additional Requirements For NYC Companies...
The Establishing Protections for Freelance Workers Act, also known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, (the “Freelance Law”), which was touted by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as the first law in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: NYC Adopts New Rules Implementing Freelance Law
Earlier this year, we reported that New York City adopted The Establishing Protections for Freelance Workers Act, also known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, (the “Freelance Law”). As explained in our...
View ArticleUSCIS Issues New I-9 Form: Commentary and I-9 Checklist for Employers
On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a revised Form I-9. The new form must be used by September 18, 2017. The revised form has only one substantive change. A new...
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