Illinois Ban the Box Law
A new Illinois Ban the Box law that went into effect on January 1, 2015 prohibits employers from asking about an employee’s criminal background on applications or during the early…
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California Heat Stroke Law
The state of California continues to place obligations for preventing employee heat stroke onto employers. In the latest move, on January 1, 2015 California heat stroke law clarified that cooldown…
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San Jose, CA 2015 Minimum Wage is $10.15
The San Jose, CA 2015 minimum wage is $10.15, up from $10 per hour. Like San Francisco, San Jose provides annual cost of living increases to the city’s minimum wage.…
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Federal Transgender Employment Discrimination Law
The EEOC and the Justice Department have each issued warnings that employers who discriminate against workers based on sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identification, transgender status and similar conditions are…
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Las Cruces, NM 2015 Minimum Wage is $8.40
The minimum wage for workers in Las Cruces, NM increased to $8.40 per hour on January 1, 2015. In December 2014 the City Council voted to push back future minimum…
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San Francisco Minimum Wage for 2015 Increases from $11.05 to $12.25
The San Francisco, CA minimum wage increased to $11.05 on January 1, 2015 and will increase again, on May 1, 2015, to $12.25 per hour. On November 4, 2014 San…
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Richmond, CA 2015 Minimum Wage is $9.60
The 2015 minimum wage for employees in the city of Richmond, CA is $9.60 per hour for 2015. On January 1, 2016 the rate increases to $11.52 per hour. In…
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Oregon Minimum Wage 2015 is $9.25
Starting January 1, 2015 the Oregon minimum wage increase 15 cents, to $9.25 per hour. Oregon still has the second highest minimum wage nationwide, after the Washington state minimum wage…
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Nevada Minimum Wage is $7.25 Until July, 2015
The Nevada minimum wage for 2015 is unchanged at $7.25 per hour at least until July, 2015 for workers who receive health benefits from their employers, and $8.25 per hour…
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New Jersey Minimum Wage 2015 is $8.38
Effective January 1,2015 the New Jersey minimum wage increases from $8.25 to $8.38 per hour, an increase of 13 cents. In an unusually long-winded memo (or “advisory, consultative, deliberative and…
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