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State Minimum Wage Increases for 2019 (Map)

HR Daily Advisor

Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2019. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but the FLSA does not supersede any state or local laws that are more favorable to employees. State Minimum Wage Changes Effective January 1, 2019.

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Is Travel Time Compensable for Technicians Paid on an Hourly Basis?

HR Daily Advisor

Travel time that is work time is subject to both the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the FLSA. Travel time that is work time is subject to both the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the FLSA. As we previously reported , last week the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its first Opinion Letters in 9 years.

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New Overtime Rules – What You Need To Know!

Affinity HR Group

Non-exempt employees must be paid at least minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime for more than 40 hours worked in a work week. To review the various white collar exemptions, search online for DOL Factsheet #17. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), administered by the U.S.

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How Will California’s Fast Food Council Bill Affect QSRs Across the Country?

Zenefits

Passed by the legislature in August, the bill creates a Fast Food Council, with labor and management at the table, to set standards for wages, safety, security, and time off. The Act intends to ’empower fast-food workers with new wage and workplace protections to support their health, safety, and welfare.’

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State Minimum Wage Increases for 2018 (Map)

HR Daily Advisor

Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2018. . Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but the FLSA does not supersede any state or local laws that are more favorable to employees. per hour remainder of New York ($11.75

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Your Action Plan for the DOL’s New Overtime Rules

Namely

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires workers to be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours a week. Wages are part of that equation— and effective this year , the minimum salary to exempt an employee from overtime is doubling. When determining overtime eligibility, the duties and wage tests have to be considered in tandem.

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How to Prepare for the New White Collar Overtime Requirements

Insperity

Department of Labor (DOL) seeks greater protection for certain lower-paid executive, administrative and professional (“white collar”) employees who are currently exempt from overtime, though likely work more than eight hours a day (in select states) or forty (40) hours each week. Meet the minimum salary level (“salary level test”).