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Bulletin: Federal Minimum Wage Increases This Month
July 2008
On July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage will rise to $6.55 per hour (from $5.85 currently), in the second of three planned increases. In July of next year, the rate will go . . . more
Wage and Hour: High Gas Prices Bringing Employees Down? Alternative Arrangements Can Help
July 2008
Your employees, like millions of others, are probably grumbling about how skyrocketing gasoline prices have made their daily commutes almost prohibitively expensive. Is there anything you can do to help them to . . . more
News Note: Heftier Child Labor Penalties in Effect
July 2008
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, employers may now be hit with a $50,000 penalty for a child labor violation that causes the death or serious injury of a minor; the amount can be doubled for willful or . . . more
Tipped Employees: Court Jolts Starbucks with $100 Million Judgment for Tip-Pooling Violations; Quick Guide to California's Rules
May 2008
A California superior court judge has jolted Starbucks Corp. with a venti-sized $100 million judgment for violating state law by having shift supervisors share in employee tips. Here's a look at why the employee award was . . . more
Bulletin: San Francisco minimum wage increases
January 2008
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, employers must pay employees who work in San Francisco at least $9.36 per hour (up from $9.14). You can download the required . . . more
Bulletin: State minimum wage increases next month
December 2007
As of Jan. 1, 2008, California's minimum wage will be $8.00 per hour, up from the current hourly rate of $7.50. Also on January 1, the new lowered minimum . . . more
Bulletin: New federal minimum wage poster available
August 2007
On July 24, the federal minimum wage rose to $5.85 per hour, with further increases in the next two years that will take the rate to $7.25 per hour. Most California employers aren't affected . . . more
Minimum Wage: Federal Minimum Wage Rate Gets First Hike in a Decade
July 2007
On May 25, President Bush signed into law a boost in the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour in three steps over 26 months—starting this month. The legislation marks the first time the federal Fair L . . . more
Bulletin: Federal Minimum Wage Hike Advancing
March 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 over a period of 26 months. Now, the Senate has approved similar legislation, which, unlike the House measure, would . . . more
Bulletin: House Votes to Boost Minimum Wage
February 2007
By a vote of 315 to 116, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve legislation that would boost the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour . . . more
News Note: Voters in Six States Approve Minimum Wage Hikes
January 2007
Californians, whose minimum wage just climbed to $7.50 an hour, aren't the only ones seeing a boost in the minimum wage in the new year. During the Nov. 7, 2006, elections . . . more
Wage and Hour: Minimum Wage Going Up in California; What Employers Must Know
October 2006
When Gov. Schwarzenegger signed legislation last month that will raise California's minimum wage to $8.00 per hour from the current $6.75 per hour, he put the state on course to have the highest minim . . . more
Wage and Hour: California's Minimum Wage Going Up
9/13/2006
California lawmakers and Gov. Schwarzenegger brokered a deal to raise the current state minimum wage of $6.75 by $1.25 over two years. The terms of the deal have been included in a bill, A.B. 1835 . . . more
Wage & Hour: All About the "Safe Harbor" and How to Make It Work for You
CEA Online Exclusive
Let's assume you've taken the necessary steps to ensure that managers you have classified as exempt from overtime actually meet the state and federal requirements for the exemption. But classifying wo . . . more
Wage and Hour: California's Minimum Wage Going Up to $8.00
8/23/2006
On Monday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California legislators agreed to elevate the state's minimum wage to $8.00 per hour from the current $6.75 per hour. The increase will take effect in two . . . more
Hiring Minors: What You Need to Know
June 2008
If you're thinking of hiring someone under 18 this summer, or if you already have a minor on the payroll, it's important to be familiar with the child labor rules because the penalties for violations can be severe. . . . more
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