Earlier this summer, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen signed a new Tennessee Workers’ Compensation law. The new law will limit employers’ liability for injuries suffered by employees during voluntary recreational, social…
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Most Tennessee employers must pay the new minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. The federal minimum wage was established under the The Fair Labor Standards…
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Although Mississippi has no minimum wage, most employees in the state are entitled to $7.25 per hour under federal law. The federal minimum wage was increased on July 24, 2009…
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Under state law, the Delaware minimum wage increases automatically if the federal minimum wage is higher. On July 24, 2009 when the federal minimum wage increased, the Delaware minimum wage…
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Like many other states across America, such as Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Idaho and Indiana, Utah increases the state minimum wage when the federal minimum wage increases. Therefore, on July…
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Most Louisiana employers were affected on July 24, 2009 when the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour. There is no Louisiana minimum wage. Louisiana is…
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Most employers in the state are already aware that on July 24, 2009 the Florida minimum wage will increase by 4 cents from $7.21 to $7.25 per hour. That is…
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On July 24, 2009 the Pennsylvania minimum wage increased by 10 cents, from $7.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. Many employers wonder why all the fuss about such…
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The New York minimum wage will increase by 10 cents from $7.15 to $7.25 on July 24, 2009. Many employers point out that a dime an hour will have little…
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The Nebraska minimum wage will increase from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009. This is the same day as an increase to the federal minimum wage under…
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