A recent judicial decision has marked a significant development in New York's employment law concerning late wage payments. This ruling opens the door for employees to hire their own lawyers to seek legal recourse when their paychecks are not provided in a timely manner. For employers, this serves as a critical...
California's technology sector is bracing for a significant shift as the state announces a major increase in the compensation rate required for the computer professional exemption from overtime. Starting January 1, 2024, the threshold for exempting certain computer software employees from overtime will rise to $115,763.35 annually. This adjustment reflects...
Do you work in Tucson, and if so, have you checked your hourly pay recently? If not, you may be missing out on a minimum wage hike that went into effect recently. That means you could also be paid less overtime than you deserve. Tucson is an example of a city in...
The minimum wage in unincorporated Los Angeles County (which is separate from the one for the City of Los Angeles) will increase to $16.90/hour on July 1, 2023. If you work in the county, even if you don’t reside there, you will therefore be entitled to this rate. Your employer has...
State and local governments have the right to set their own wage and other labor laws, provided those rules are at least as generous to workers as federal regulations are. Los Angeles is a prime example of a municipality that has taken the lead in enacting such laws, and this can especially...
New York state law requires workers who perform significant amounts of manual work to be paid every week. Many large New York employers, using biweekly or semi-monthly payroll schemes, have been sued for untimely payments to their employees, in what are called late payment lawsuits. The law is in place to insure...
The last few years have been particularly stressful for home care workers who have had to contend with COVID-19 and, more recently, crippling inflation. Now, those workers are getting a break in New York. The legislature has approved a budget that will raise the pay of home care...
An investigation confirmed that Kentucky-based Heine Brothers Coffee was improperly handling tips paid to employees by allowing managers to take a portion of the tips. The incident is noteworthy both in the sum of money paid and the fact that such practices often go on for years, unless...
With the new year well underway, several states have enacted legislation that will raise the minimum wage either in January or later in 2023. Workers in over two dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, will see their paychecks increase. If you live in one of these areas, it’s important that you...
