Minimum Wage, New Legislation, Unpaid Wages

Colorado’s New Wage Law Packs a Bigger Penalty Punch: 6 Things Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2025

Employers in Colorado could face steep penalties for wage and hour violations under a new law that took effect on Aug 6. They also risk losing their license to operate if willful violations are not remedied. To avoid running...more

Colorado Cracks Down: New Wage Law Brings Big Changes for Employers Starting August 6, 2025

Buchalter on 8/6/2025

On May 22, 2025, Colorado House Bill 25-1001 was signed into law, which amends the Colorado Wage Claim Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq. As a result, August 6, 2025, marks the start of new compliance obligations that...more

Virginia Enacts Wide Range of New Wage and Hour Laws

Morgan Lewis on 5/6/2020

The Virginia legislature ended its term by passing a host of new laws that expand liability for employers on a variety of critical wage and hour issues. Virginia’s legislative session—its first in more than two decades with...more

New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/31/2019

In 2019, California enacted numerous labor and employment laws. Unless otherwise noted, each of the laws listed below is effective on Jan. 1, 2020. This Holland & Knight alert highlights selected and significant new laws, as...more

Reminder: New California Employment Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2020

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/17/2019

• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for...more

New Jersey Adds Sharp Teeth, and Employer Notice Duty, to Wage and Hour Law

Littler on 8/13/2019

On August 6, 2019, New Jersey enacted its Wage Theft Law, transforming the state’s wage and hour laws into one of the most robust in the country. As discussed below, the law substantially expands the civil and criminal...more

Missouri Voters Pass Minimum Wage Increase

Fisher Phillips on 11/7/2018

As predicted, Missouri voters turned out in record numbers for the 2018 general election yesterday and overwhelmingly voted to pass Proposition B: The $12 Minimum Wage Initiative. As a result, beginning January 1, 2019, the...more

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (April Edition)

Littler on 5/1/2018

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

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (March Edition)

Littler on 4/2/2018

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

New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/14/2017

• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in 2017. • Many of the new laws relate to wages and hours, leaves and benefits, hiring practices, health and...more

A Legislative El Niño for California?: New 2016 Employment Laws for the State’s Private Sector Employers

Littler on 10/13/2015

Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.” Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more

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