Minimum Wage, Tipped Employees, Notice Requirements

Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1

Fisher Phillips on 6/24/2025

Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more

Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act, With Amendments, Has Gone Into Effect

Burr & Forman on 3/5/2025

Following the 2019 ballot initiative and Michigan Supreme Court decision in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) went into effect on February 21, 2025. The ESTA sets out minimum...more

Florida Minimum Wage Increase Effective September 30, 2022

Lippes Mathias LLP on 9/28/2022

On November 3, 2020, Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment allowing for the gradual increase of Florida’s minimum wage each year through 2026 until reaching $15.00 per hour. On September 30, 2022, the...more

Cook County and Chicago Minimum Wage Increases Go Into Effect on July 1st

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 6/28/2022

Cook County and Chicago’s annual minimum wage increases go into effect on July 1, 2022. The Chicago minimum wage will increase to $15.40 per hour for employers with 21 or more employees and to $14.50 per hour for employers...more

New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

Fisher Phillips on 12/29/2021

Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

FLSA and Wage and Hour Issues for Restaurants

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/14/2021

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state or local wage-and-hour statutes establish federal and state minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements. All restaurants are subject to either the FLSA or state or...more

New Minimum Wage Increases for Chicago and Some Employees Who Work in Cook County, Effective July 1, 2021

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 7/2/2021

Summer is in full swing and with the beautiful weather comes increases in pay for hourly employees. On July 1, 2021, the minimum wage increased for employers with employees who work in Chicago. The minimum wage in Chicago...more

New Colorado Employment Laws from 2019 Legislative Session

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 8/2/2019

Led by Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, the Colorado General Assembly passed multiple important employment-related bills during its 2019 legislative session. Colorado’s new Democratic Governor, Jared...more

DC Repeals Tipped Worker Wage Law but Imposes New Requirements on Employers of Tipped Workers

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 2/5/2019

The District of Columbia Council recently repealed a law approved by voters in a June 2018 referendum that would have fundamentally changed the way tipped workers in the District are paid. Embedded in the repeal legislation,...more

New Employment Requirements for All D.C. Employers on the Horizon, Including Extensive Obligations for Employers of Tipped...

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/16/2018

On October 23, 2018, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser approved the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018, D.C. Act 22-489 (“Act”), which repeals an initiative that would have eliminated the tip credit. At...more

Big Changes Coming for Baystate Employers: Paid Family & Medical Leave And Minimum Wage Increases

Fisher Phillips on 6/28/2018

In one fell swoop, Massachusetts has set in motion a plan to increase its minimum wage to $15.00 per hour and create a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program as the result of a “grand bargain” between employee...more

Tipping Point Of Confusion: Contradictions Abound In Tip Credit Rules

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2017

Legal issues surrounding tip credits have been in the spotlight throughout much of 2017, from significant court decisions to announcements by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). But rather than setting forth clear rules,...more

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