Every business that employs at least one person other than the owner is legally required to display posters explaining the current federal and state labor laws. This is important because…
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Most every company will benefit from having documented human resources company policies and procedures. Company policies are often gathered in an Employee Policy Manual, or more commonly referred to as…
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Effective January 1, 2016, eleven states will increase their minimum wages. The federal minimum wage was last changed in 2009 and many states follow the lead of the federal standard.…
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Effective January 1, 2015 the Sunnyvale, CA minimum wage is $10.30 per hour. Several California cities including San Francisco, San Jose and Richmond have increased the municipal minimum wage higher…
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Effective February 24, 2015 the Alaska minimum wage increases from $7.75 to $8.75 per hour. The next scheduled increase is on January 1, 2016 when the AK minimum wage rises…
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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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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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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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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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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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