Minimum Wage, Employer Responsibilities, Proposed Legislation

Minimum Wage Increases Coming Soon Across the Nation – Especially in California

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/25/2025

Employers in many states and localities will see an increase in minimum wages starting July 1, 2025. Many Changes Coming in California...more

Pennsylvania Moves Closer to $15 Minimum Wage as Bill Advances to Senate

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/25/2025

A bill to increase the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 in Pennsylvania’s most populous counties beginning 2026 has passed the General Assembly. The bill provides other, lesser increases in the state’s smaller counties....more

Washington, DC Pauses Upcoming Increase to the Tipped Minimum Wage

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/17/2025

The District of Columbia passed emergency legislation on June 3, 2025 that paused an increase to the tipped minimum wage from $10 per hour to $12 per hour, which was originally set to take effect on July 1, 2025. At least for...more

It's up to Localities: Will Colorado Employers See a Decrease in Tipped Minimum Wage?

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/12/2025

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on June 3, 2025, signed House Bill (HB) 25-1208 into law in an effort to alleviate economic stress on the restaurant industry in Colorado by permitting localities to reduce the minimum wage for...more

Paid Sick Leave Act Repeal Clears Missouri Legislature

UB Greensfelder LLP on 5/16/2025

Late on May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate majority invoked a rarely used procedural tool to advance a vote on House Bill 567, which would repeal the Missouri Paid Sick Leave Act (or Proposition A). As passed by Missouri...more

Missouri’s Paid Sick Time Law Is Set to Take Effect May 1, 2025

Amundsen Davis LLC on 4/2/2025

Missouri’s paid sick time law, Proposition A, is scheduled to go into effect on May 1, 2025. While the constitutionality of Proposition A is currently being challenged under a state lawsuit before Missouri’s Supreme Court...more