West Virginia Minimum Wage 2015
Effective January 1, 2015 the West Virginia minimum wage increases from $7.25 to $8.00 per hour. The WV minimum wage law, signed by Governor Earl Tomblin in 2014, also provides…
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Massachusetts Paid Sick Leave Law
Beginning July 1, 2015 Massachusetts employees have the right to take up to 40 hours of paid sick leave each calendar year under the Massachusetts paid sick leave law. On…
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Hawaii Minimum Wage Increase 2015
Effective January 1, 2015 the Hawaii minimum wage increases from to $7.25 to $7.75 per hour. Under the current Hawaii minimum wage law, additional increases are expected, to $8.50 (in…
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Arizona Minimum Wage Increase 2015
Effective January 1, 2015 the Arizona minimum wage increases from $7.90 to $8.05 per hour. The Arizona minimum wage for tipped employees increases to $5.05 per hour in 2015. This…
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Vermont Minimum Wage Increase 2015
Effective January 1, 2015 the Vermont minimum wage increases to $9.15 per hour. The next schedule increase will occur in 2016, when the state’s lowest-paid workers will receive an increase…
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Oregon Minimum Wage Increase 2015
Effective January 1, 2015 the Oregon minimum wage increases 15 cents, to $9.25 per hour. That’s $2.00 per hour more than the federal minimum wage, but still less than the…
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Illinois Pregnancy Accommodation Law
Pregnancy Accommodation: Pregnant employees in Illinois are entitled to accommodations under a new amendment to the IL Human Rights Act. Effective January 1, 2015, the Illinois…
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Maryland Minimum Wage Increase 2015
On January 1, 2015 the Maryland minimum wage increases to $8.00 per hour. Effective January 1, 2015 the Maryland minimum wage increases to $8.00 per hour…
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California Task Force Targets Wage Theft, Construction Industry
Employers in the construction industry and other sectors feel the pinch as a CA Task Force steps up enforcement. The California Department of Industrial Relations announced…
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Rhode Island Minimum Wage Increase 2015
Effective January 1, 2015 the Rhode Island minimum wage increases to $9.00 per hour. Effective January 1, 2015 the Rhode Island minimum wage increases from $8.00…
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