Minimum Wage, Wage and Hour, Employee Benefits

U.S. Department of Labor Self-Audit PAID Program Returns, Allowing Employers to Identify and Resolve FLSA and FMLA Violations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/29/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several self-audit programs to assist employers, unions, and benefit plan officials with voluntarily assessing and correcting their compliance with federal labor laws. One of those...more

NYC Council Passes Bills Expanding Minimum Pay Protections to App-Based Grocery Delivery Workers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/25/2025

The New York City Council has passed a several bills that would extend pay and other protections to many more app-based delivery workers and entitle them to a minimum pay-rate of $21.44 per hour. In December 2023, New York...more

Rhode Island Legislative Update: New Laws Create Burdensome Requirements on Businesses with Rhode Island Employees

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 7/16/2025

It is that time of year again, when the Rhode Island legislature ends its session and passes a number of laws that affect businesses with Rhode Island employees. ...more

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Law and Revising Minimum Wage Update Schedule – What Now?

Littler on 7/11/2025

On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law HB 567, which repeals the statewide paid sick leave law voters approved at the November 2024 election that took effect on May 1, 2025, and eliminates the...more

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

Wave of Deregulation Hits DOL: What Employers Need to Know About the 60+ Rules on the Chopping Block

Fisher Phillips on 7/9/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more

Key Changes to Chicago’s Labor Ordinances, Effective July 1, 2025

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/7/2025

On July 1, 2025, several important changes to Chicago labor ordinances went into effect. Chicago’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, Fair Workweek Ordinance, and Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance have all seen...more

Recently Passed Employment Laws Will Significantly Impact Washington Employers

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani on 7/2/2025

Recently, Washington State legislators passed several new and amended employment bills, which Governor Ferguson signed, enhancing protections for employees and increasing potential liability for employers. Employers need to...more

City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/2/2025

The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

Is the Four-Day Workweek Really a Benefit? What’s the Tea in L&E?

Woods Rogers on 7/1/2025

In this episode of What’s the Tea in L&E, Labor & Employment attorney Fred Schutt joins host Leah Stiegler to dive into the hot topic of the four-day workweek. While the idea of a shorter workweek sounds appealing,...more

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

2025 Pocket Guide Virginia Employment Law

Sands Anderson PC on 6/24/2025

The following sections summarize key Virginia employment statutes and principles of employment law. The summaries are not intended to be a comprehensive analysis of the laws and/or their judicial interpretations. The...more

The Do’s and Don’ts of Internships

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 6/5/2025

It’s that time of year again. Tens of thousands of high school, college, and graduate students will descend on employers this summer, looking to gain practical work experience in the various fields in which they have...more

City of Los Angeles Passes Olympic Wage Increases and Other Entitlements for Hotel and Airport Workers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/29/2025

On May 27, the City of Los Angeles passed amendments to the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO). The development of these amendments began in December 2024, and since then have been...more

Knowledge [Literally] Pays: Important Considerations for Massachusetts Employers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/28/2025

Massachusetts is one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation when it comes to wage-and-hour laws. While the federal minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, Massachusetts currently requires most employers to pay a...more

Germany’s New Coalition Agreement Impacts Labor Law and Social Policy: 10 Key Takeaways for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 5/16/2025

Germany’s recent federal election signaled a shift in the country’s politics – and employers will surely feel the impact. The center-right Christian Democratic Union and its sister party, the Christian Social Union, won the...more

Missouri Lawmakers Vote to Repeal Paid Sick Leave: What Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 5/16/2025

Just weeks after a new earned sick leave law took effect, Missouri lawmakers voted Wednesday to repeal it – upending compliance plans and raising fresh questions for employers across the state. The state senate repeal measure...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

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