The New York Department of Labor recently issued a wage order for the hospitality industry. The action is a response to continued violations by employers including tip misappropriation and overtime…
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On Tuesday June 3, 2014 the mayor of Seattle, Ed Murray, signed a law that will increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2017, making it the…
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The Seattle minimum wage law requires large employers (or “Schedule 1” employers) to pay a minimum wage of $15 per hour beginning in 2017. However, it allows small businesses (or…
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Effective July 1, 2014, the California minimum wage increases from $8.00 to $9.00 per hour. On January 1, 2016, it increases again to $10.00 per hour. Both changes take effect…
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Governor Deval Patrick signed a new law increasing the Massachusetts minimum wage from $8.00 per hour to $11.00 per hour over three years, on July 26, 2014. This wage increase…
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