For the third year in a row, Maryland has delayed implementation of its Paid Family Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. On May 6, 2025, Governor Moore signed HB 102, a bill modifying the FAMLI program, first established by the...more
On April 9, 2022, the Maryland legislature voted to override Governor Lawrence J. Hogan’s veto of the Time to Care Act of 2022 (SB 275/HB8), passing it by a 30-16 vote in the Senate and by a 94-44 vote in the House. Maryland...more
The District of Columbia Council has passed several pieces of legislation that impose significant obligations on D.C. employers, particularly those in the hospitality industry. Below are summaries of recent laws passed in...more
Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we provide a rates-only update that...more
On May 27, 2020, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill that amends D.C. emergency paid leave requirements. Although many changes are stylistic and do not affect the substance of the law, one change clarifies...more
Hey, do you want to read an article not about COVID-19? Well, you are in luck, because in this virus-free issue of Wage Watch, we discuss only developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime that occurred in the...more
3/9/2020
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
In February, love was not the only thing in the air; wafting through legislative chambers across the country was the sweet smell of bills about the minimum wage, tips, and overtime. Many bills will be stood up, or ultimately...more
2/28/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Internships ,
Job Duties ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Time on 2018 has just about run out, so without delay, here are the developments impacting the minimum wage, tips, and overtime that occurred in 2018’s final month....more
1/2/2019
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Opinion Letter ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
DOL Previews its Costume (Regulatory Agenda Update): The U.S. Department of Labor released its fall regulatory agenda, in which it discussed proposed rulemaking activities the Wage & Hour Division plans to undertake...more
11/1/2018
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Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The past month was full of minimum wage, tip, and overtime activity: amendments; annual rate adjustments; ballot measure battles; legal challenges; and new bills. It was a September to remember....more
10/4/2018
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Usually legislative and regulatory developments slow down in the summer months, which is good news because July brings more pressing matters than reading bills or proposed rules, like eating too many hot dogs or yelling at an...more
8/1/2018
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Ballot Measures ,
CA Supreme Court ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Field Operations Manual ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Over-Time ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
With the World Cup in full swing, it’s difficult to fathom anything else occurring—yet minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments keep happening. Here’s our quick round-up for those of you taking a break from the on-field...more
6/29/2018
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Food Service Workers ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
UPDATE: Chicago has announced its July 1, 2018 minimum wage rates for tipped employees.
Employers with minimum wage, tip, and overtime allergies might dread spring, but given the few developments this month, they should...more
6/4/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
It may not have been showering minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments in April, but there was a sprinkling at the federal, state, and local levels. ...more
5/1/2018
/ Car Dealerships ,
Collective Actions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Travel Time ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Never mind the Ides of March, for employers with tipped employees: beware the federal budget process. Presumably no one’s March Madness bracket had federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) amendments going to, let alone...more
4/2/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Self-Reporting ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
2018 may have barely begun, but minimum wage and overtime activity at the local, state – and even federal – levels is well underway. Settle in – we’ve got a lot to cover....more
2/1/2018
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Car Dealerships ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
New Legislation ,
Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Credits ,
Tip Credit ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On January 12, 2018, the Maryland legislature overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s (R) 2017 veto of the Healthy Working Families Act, Maryland HB 1 (“the Act”), enacting legislation that requires Maryland businesses to provide...more
2017 may be so last year, but minimum wage and overtime developments in its final month may forecast what types of measures we will see in 2018. And employers should remember that as of January 1, 2018, state and local...more
1/2/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
The leftovers are (mostly) gone, and turkey-induced naps have been taken, but if you think a post-Thanksgiving minimum wage and overtime update will be uneventful, you are mistaken. Jurisdictions continue to announce 2018...more
Although the lazy days of summer may be grinding to a halt, August minimum wage and overtime developments showed no signs of a slow-down. Democrats continue to try to impress upon the electorate labor and employment-related...more
Summer is upon us and the heat – from both a temperature and legislative perspective – is on. As employers across the county await action from federal labor officials concerning the currently-enjoined white collar salary...more
7/5/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
Pending Legislation ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
March madness is not limited to college basketball. This month has also seen numerous minimum wage proposals introduced and considered at the local and state levels. Local and state officials continue to battle over who gets...more
3/31/2017
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
MO Supreme Court ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Sick Leave ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
Employers in the District of Columbia will soon be required to provide reasonable workplace accommodations to employees whose ability to perform the functions of their positions are limited as a result of pregnancy,...more