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Posted on Nov 20, 2019 on Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Effective January 1, 2020, the new salary threshold for white collar exemptions under federal wage and hour laws is $684 a week or $35,568 a year. The United States Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) …
Posted on Oct 4, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Minimum wage workers in Connecticut now earn $11 an hour as of October 1st. Are you in compliance? Employers should make sure to alert their payroll company of this rate increase as the payroll company …
Posted on Sep 11, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Originally published in Rockland County Business Journal, August 2019. As part of the 2016-17 State Budget, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation enacting a statewide $15 minimum wage plan that will increase earnings …
Posted on Sep 11, 2019 on Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
A number of states across the country have passed expense reimbursement statutes or regulatory guidance discussing who is responsible for employee expenses. Among the curious developments are the list of expenses that states are mandating …
Posted on Sep 5, 2019 on Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Minimum wage won’t be going up in New Hampshire any time soon. The Governor recently vetoed a bill that would have increased the state minimum wage from the federal $7.25 per hour minimum to $12 …
Posted on Jun 6, 2019 on Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Connecticut is the latest state to move towards a $15 minimum wage. On May 17th, the state Senate approved HB 5004, which raises the hourly minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 by 2023. The bill …
Posted on May 16, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
As we previously wrote, Westchester County, New York’s Earned Sick Leave Law went into effect on April 10. In preparation, the County recently released FAQs for employers and employees as well as a Notice of …
Posted on Mar 27, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations and replace the …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers who fail to properly pay employees in the State of New York may soon find themselves in jail. Governor Cuomo recently announced his proposed budget for fiscal 2020, which includes legislation to crack down …
Posted on Mar 4, 2019 on Labor Management Issues, Tips of the Month, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In Connecticut, minimum wage is currently $10.10 an hour. However, localities across the country, including Connecticut’s neighbor New York City, have rapidly been increasing the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour. In fact, this has …