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Wage & Hour Issues

Minimum Wage

November 19, 2018
Reminder: New York State Minimum Wage and Minimum Exempt Salary Increases Effective 12/31/18
January 11, 2017
Increased Minimum Weekly Salary for Exempt Employees in New York Effective December 31, 2016
July 23, 2009
Federal Minimum Wage Increases on July 24, 2009
May 31, 2007
Federal Minimum Wage to Increase to $5.85 Per Hour

Overtime

November 28, 2016
Federal Court Blocks New Overtime Rule Scheduled to Take Effect on December 1, 2016
June 27, 2016
New Department of Labor Overtime Rules Will Take Effect on December 1, 2016
November 27, 2006
DOL Says Information Technology Staff May Be Essential, but Not Necessarily Exempt From Overtime
November 13, 2005
Supreme Court Rules on Compensable Time under FLSA
September 1, 2005
California Supreme Court Rules That Corporate Officers and Directors Cannot Be Personally Liable For Wage Claims Under State Law
April 24, 2003
Department of Labor Proposes To Strengthen Overtime Protections Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
December 31, 2001
Changes in California Labor and Employment Law to Take Effect on January 1, 2002
May 1, 2001
Exempt Employee Paid At An Hourly Rate While Working A Reduced Schedule For FMLA-Qualifying Reasons Not Eligible For Overtime Pay
October 31, 2000
Employers Who Take Deductions From Salaried Employees' Pay May Be Liable for Overtime Compensation, According to Second Circuit
October 13, 2000
New California Law Exempts Some Highly-Paid Software Professionals From Receiving Overtime
August 10, 1999
California Restores Daily Overtime Requirements
October 1, 1992
Employees Not Eligible for Overtime Pay for On-Call Hours

State and Local Laws

April 24, 2015
District of Columbia Employers Must Comply With Notice and Posting Obligations Under the District of Columbia Wage Theft Prevention Amendment Act
December 31, 2014
Governor Cuomo Signs Bill Eliminating the Annual Notice Requirement Under the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act
January 15, 2014
New Jersey Department of Labor Issues New Wage Posters
September 14, 2012
Governor Cuomo Signs Amendment to NY Labor Law on Wage Deductions
August 13, 2012
Proposed Amendment to New York Wage Deduction Law Expected to Be Signed Into Law
April 8, 2011
New York State Department of Labor Issues Model Forms and Guidance Regarding the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act
December 28, 2010
New York Enacts Wage Theft Prevention Act
October 20, 2008
California Labor Code Amendment Facilitates Compliance with regard to Computer Professionals
July 30, 2008
California Employer Wins Key Class Action Ruling
June 16, 2008
New York Court of Appeals Decides That Executives Are “Employees” Under Wage Deduction Provision of State Labor Law and Provides Guidance on Accrual of Commission Rights
January 3, 2008
California Minimum Wage Increases in 2008
April 20, 2007
California Supreme Court Expands Employer Liability for Missed Meal and Rest Periods
March 26, 2007
KM&M Client Prevails in Case with Important and Favorable Implications for Hospitality Industries
December 7, 2005
New York Minimum Wage to Increase
September 1, 2005
California Supreme Court Rules That Corporate Officers and Directors Cannot Be Personally Liable For Wage Claims Under State Law
August 14, 2004
California Reforms Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004; Revised Law Is More Employer-Friendly

Wages

November 13, 2005
Supreme Court Rules on Compensable Time under FLSA
January 2, 2005
California Court Permits Class Action against Employer that Considers Workers' Compensation Expenses and Cash and Inventory Shortages in Calculating Bonuses
November 10, 2003
San Francisco Enacts Municipal Minimum Wage Ordinance
October 20, 2003
New California Legislation Increases Penalties for Labor Code Violations and Steps Up Enforcement with Private Lawsuits
December 31, 2001
Wage & Hour Update: A Resurgence in Litigation Over Employees. Exempt/Non-Exempt Status Under the FLSA
October 25, 2000
Discretionary Bonuses Based in Part on Employer's Performance Do Not Fall Within the Definition of "Wages" Protected by New York's Wage Payment Statute
September 21, 1997
New York Passes Unpaid Wages Prohibition Act

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