Minimum Wage, Regulatory Requirements, Employer Responsibilities

Workplace Wrap - July 2025

K&L Gates LLP on 7/9/2025

As we find ourselves in the new financial year, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees have changed. Click here to view our summary of the key thresholds for the 2025/2026 financial year. From 1 July...more

Alaska’s New Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/3/2025

Ballot Measure 1, passed by voters in the 2025 general election, is a voter initiative that (1) increases the minimum wage, (2) establishes the Alaska Paid Sick Leave Act (“Act”) to provide a minimum paid sick leave benefit...more

Reminder: Minimum Wage Hikes Take Effect Tomorrow (July 1)

CDF Labor Law LLP on 6/30/2025

On July 1, 2025 new increased minimum wage rates will be effective in many California cities and counties. Many municipalities are increasing the minimum wage across the board, and others have industry-specific increases....more

Ohio Leads the Way Allowing Employers to Post Digital Labor and Employment Notices

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/24/2025

On July 20, 2025, Ohio will officially become one of the first states to allow employers to provide digital—rather than physical—copies of certain labor law notices required under Ohio law....more

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

Illinois Minimum Wage 2025 Update – July 1, 2025 Increases to Chicago and Cook County Minimum Wages; January 1, 2025 Increase to...

Amundsen Davis LLC on 6/17/2025

On January 1, 2025, we saw the Illinois minimum wage increase from $14.00 to $15.00 per hour. The City of Chicago is increasing its set minimum wage on July 1, 2025 for employers with four (4) or more employees. Cook...more

An Employer’s Guide to Pay and Perks in Japan

Ius Laboris on 6/13/2025

From minimum wage compliance to social insurance obligations, employers must navigate a complex legal framework in Japan when it comes to pay and benefits. This short guide sets out the essentials to help businesses stay...more

Employing teenagers in Israel during summer vacation

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 6/3/2025

In Israel, many employers customarily employ teenagers during the summer vacation. Since the school year is coming to a close, we are recapping highlights of the Youth Employment Law to remind employers about what is...more

Missouri Legislature Passes Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Mandate and Amending Minimum Wage Law: What Employers Need to Know

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/15/2025

In the evening hours of May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 567 (the Bill) which effectively repeals the requirements of Proposition A. The Senate adopted the House version of the Bill without adding any...more

Oregon Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect July 1, 2025

Littler on 5/14/2025

On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s automatic minimum wage increase for non-exempt employees will take effect. Under Oregon state law, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) calculates an annual increase to the minimum wage...more

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