Arizona Minimum Wage
Did you ever wonder how the Arizona minimum wage compares to that in other states? If state rates were graded on a curve, the Arizona minimum wage would receive a…
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Kentucky Minimum Wage
If you’re a worker covered by the Kentucky minimum wage, you’ll likely receive an increase in the near future. Several people have contacted me with questions about the state minimum…
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District of Columbia Minimum Wage
A federal minimum wage hike is expected to pass in the Senate in the near future. A similar bill has already been cleared in the house. If the federal minimum…
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Missouri Unemployment Fraud
Seventeen people in Missouri were recently convicted of unemployment insurance fraud totaling almost $80,000. The Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations announced on January 18 that it has secured…
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Nevada Smoking Ban Update
We all know about some of the new laws and propositions that were passed in November by voters in various states, and how some of them have to do with…
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Michigan Unemployment 1099
It’s January, and that means just one thing – time to start thinking about income taxes. With the tax season approaching, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development wants…
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Michigan Unemployment 1099
It’s January, and that means just one thing – time to start thinking about income taxes. With the tax season approaching, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development wants…
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Connecticut Child Labor Laws
Some employers have a lot to answer for, under the tough new Connecticut child labor laws. Over the course of a typical year, approximately 800 cases involving minors in the…
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Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance Fraud
Rhode Island is tough on unemployment insurance fraud. Adelita S. Orefice, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, (DLT), recently announced that DLT prosecuted 26 individuals for…
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Required Minimum Wage Law in Indiana (IN) State
Yesterday, the State House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase the Indiana minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.50 per hour by 2008. The bill would increase…
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