Labor Day became an official federal holiday in 1894. Although the world of employment has obviously changed significantly over the last 125 years, the pace of workplace transformation seems to have accelerated in the past decade.
AB 5, currently pending in the California legislature, would impose the “ABC” test on California businesses and workers, dramatically altering the legal standards applied in evaluating whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
Although most state legislatures have adjourned for 2019 or are in recess, those still in active session finalized several new employment laws in July.
This month, we provide a rates-only update detailing state- and local-level minimum wage (and exempt employee pay) increases scheduled to occur on July 1, 2019, plus other developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime that occurred in May.
In recent months, we appear to have reached a tipping point in squarely facing both the challenges and opportunities presented by the technology-induced displacement of employees (TIDE).
Paid sick leave laws have proliferated across the U.S. This paper highlights major compliance challenges created for employers and discusses possible fixes for reducing discrepancies and enhancing administrative ease, without sacrificing employee access.
We’ll spare you the taxing introduction and jump straight to itemizing developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime. Highlights include new opinion letters from the U.S. Department of Labor and a variety of state and local measures.
