Minimum Wage, Compensation & Benefits, Employees

Oregon Minimum Wage Changes: What Employers Need to Know

Miller Nash LLP on 6/19/2025

Oregon’s automatic minimum wage for non-exempt employees is set to increase on July 1, 2025. This minimum wage increase is calculated by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) Labor Commissioner. In April, the...more

Sun’s Out, Funds Up: California’s Local Minimum Wage Increases in July

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/5/2025

At the start of the year, the state minimum wage increased, along with several local jurisdictions. Many other California cities and counties also raise their minimum wage on July 1....more

Most States Let Employers Recoup Wage Overpayments Without Employee Authorization

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/23/2025

Mistakes happen, even with sophisticated corporate payroll systems. This can involve duplicate wage payments, paying an employee for unpaid time away from work, or other genuine errors. ...more

July 1 Minimum Wage Hikes Across California Explained

CDF Labor Law LLP on 5/22/2025

On July 1, 2025, new increased minimum wage rates will go into effect in many California cities and counties. Local governments have looked to offset the effects of inflation and have decided to use minimum wage ordinances to...more

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Regular Rate Exclusions

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/19/2024

Employers are generally required to pay nonexempt employees overtime compensation of at least one and a half times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek....more

Changes Coming in 2025 to Michigan Minimum Wage, Tip Credit, and Earned Sick Time

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/8/2024

The Michigan Supreme Court has written the latest, and perhaps last, chapter of an ongoing saga affecting most Michigan employers. In Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court fully restored sweeping...more

Expanded Minimum Wage Law Covers Employees Who Work 2 Hours a Week in DC

Lerch, Early & Brewer on 4/9/2024

Does your Company have employees who are based elsewhere but travel into the District of Columbia to perform work from time to time? Do you pay these employees less than $17.00 per hour? If so, it may be time to increase...more

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