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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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Maine Joins California in Push for Enforcement of Employment Laws

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The bill is similar to California’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA), which has deputized workers to bring forth private action claims against their employers for wage and hour violations since 2004. 1711 also expanded alleged violations from wage and hour claims to include the state’s anti-discrimination laws.

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Overtime Eligibility Expansion, Minimum Wage & Turnover Rate & Other Weekly News

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It was struck down by a court ruling, but this increase is unlikely to face the same fate as its much lower than its predecessor and the formula used was the same one that was used to calculate the threshold when it was changed in 2004. . Department of Labor Expands Overtime Pay. The Department of Labor estimates that 1.2

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State Minimum Wage Increases for 2017 (Map)

HR Daily Advisor

Minimum wage increases will affect numerous states across the country in January 2017. 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, 2017.

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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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Employment and Labor Law in Armenia

Global People Strategist

The Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia was adopted in 2004 and defines the current labor legislative framework in the country. Minimum Wage. On January 1, 2020, the minimum monthly wage in Armenia was set at AMD 68,000, following a 23.6% For sustained economic growth, the government guards its workers’ rights very strictly.

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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