Wages & Hours

Feds tap brakes on mileage rate, drop to 54 cents per mile

02/26/2016

Reflecting the steep drop in gas prices, the IRS’ standard mileage rate decreases to 54 cents a mile from 57.5 cents a mile for 2016.

Long Beach switches on minimum-wage escalator

02/25/2016

On Jan. 20, the Long Beach City Council voted 6–2 to approve a multi-year plan to raise the city’s minimum wage as a way to reduce poverty.

Arbitrator may decide issues to be covered

02/25/2016

A federal court has concluded that an employer and employee can agree that claims will be arbitrated and that an arbitrator can decide if the parties had the right to agree on the subject matter.

DOL seeks bigger 2017 budget for wage-and-hour enforcement

02/17/2016

The Obama administration wants more money for wage-and-hour enforcement next year, even as it asks for less funding overall for the Department of Labor.

DOL targets West Coast fast food franchises for wage enforcement

02/13/2016

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has launched an enforcement initiative on the West Coast aimed at ensuring workers at fast food establishments are being paid the proper minimum wage and receiving overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week.

A couple tips on unemployment

02/12/2016

No do-overs on resignation reason … Employer deserves chance to fix problem

No pay for bathroom breaks costs Pa. firm $1.75M

02/06/2016

A federal court last month ordered a Pennsylvania media company to pay more than $1.75 million to 6,000 employees who were docked pay for bathroom breaks and other types of short breaks.

State workers’ minimum wage increasing to $15

02/04/2016

All New York state employees will make at least $15 per hour within six years, per the order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. For workers in New York City, the rate will be in force by the end of 2018.

EEO-1 filings to require reporting employee pay

02/02/2016

The Obama administration is stepping up federal efforts to make corporate pay practices more transparent and spotlight discriminatory pay disparities.

DOL issues guidance on wage-and-hour liability for joint employers

02/01/2016

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