The Prevailing View on Prevailing Wages
Lewis G. Feldman and Diane Bazan Young of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Recently enacted California legislation impacts when a private development project will be classified as a "public work," triggering the payment of so-called prevailing wages. Prevailing wages are hourly work rates published quarterly by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) as the minimum wage rates payable to construction workers employed on public works in California. Prevailing wage requirements can escalate labor costs by 5% to 15%, or higher. Contractors who fail to pay prevailing wages face retroactive liability for the difference between wages actually paid and the prevailing wage rates applicable to the trade employed.
Detroit's New Living Wage Ordinance
Brown Schwartz & Patterson
A "NEW" MINIMUM WAGE: Late last year, the voters of the City of Detroit passed a Living Wage Ordinance. Employer.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division Increases Minimum Wage Effective June 1st
Dale L. Deitchler of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Recognizing that the federal minimum wage has fallen to its lowest inflation-adjusted value of all time, and commenting that wages are "so low that workers and their families can't afford their most basic needs," the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division ("ERD") amended its labor standards rules to make significant changes to the state minimum wage requirements, including an increase to minimum wages.
Wage Withholding Under the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act
Erin Lewis Roberts of Nexsen Pruet
This article summarizes North Carolina's wage and hour act for wage withholding.
New California Law Restores Daily Overtime
Leslie L. Abbott of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Governor Gray Davis recently signed into law the "Eight-Hour-Day Restoration and Workplace Flexibility Act of 1999".
Is Labor Day Misnamed?
Bayard E. Harris of Woods Rogers PLC
In the past two and a half decades, organized labor has continued its declining membership as a percentage of the A.
Current Issues in Wage/Hour Law for California Employers: Avoiding Employee Disputes and Compliance Pitfalls
Mark Budensiek of Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Many multi-state employers, familiar only with the relatively straightforward compliance obligations posed by federal wage and hour laws alone, often find themselves having to do business one way in forty-nine other states and an entirely different way in California. Armed with an instinct to "do the right thing" for its employees, with open lines of communication to expert advice, and with a thoroughly informed decision-making process about wage and hour compliance, an employer can successfully do business in California.
Workers' Legal Rights to Fair Wages and Overtime Pay
Kay A. Giese of Kay A. Giese, P.A.
Nearly 50 years ago, the U.S. Congress passed a law requiring employers to pay most workers a "minimum wage" for .
California Assembly Bill AB 60
R. Brian Dixon and Mary Lee Thomson of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
This article covers the effects of AB 60 on IWC Wage Orders.
SB 975: Is it Bad News for California Real Estate Development?
Clayton B. Gantz,Ted W. Harrison and Alexis M. Pelosi
The implications of this new law are significant because paying prevailing wages is likely to increase the average cost of a development project. This article discusses the prevailing wage law both before and after SB 975, and analyzes possible exemptions both within and outside of the statute. It also surveys current legislative and constituent responses to SB 975 and presents potential strategies for coping with the new law, from a Developer's perspective.
Bulletin: New California Overtime Law Could Cost Unwary Construction Contractors Millions
Robert Spagat of Thelen LLP
This article discusses the recent California statute passed this year which obligates construction contractors to pay their workers overtime for all hours worked beyond eight in one day and on the seventh consecutive day in one week.
The Woes of WAL-MART: A Lesson In Independent Contractor Practices And Immigration Law (Non)Compliance
Carol A. Entelisano of Tanner & Guin, L.L.C.
News headlines over the last 18 months have been sprinkled with reports of the federal government raiding and prosecuting employers for violations of the immigration laws. The government is looking beyond the mere labels of "independent contractor" to see if the employer had knowledge of its contractors' practices.
California Wage and Hour Laws Investigation and Hearings
Hart, King & Coldren
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement ("DLSE") administers and enforces all labor laws not specifically unde.
Governor Signs Bill to Restore Daily Overtime
Richard J. Simmons of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
This article discusses the change to California daily overtime rules.
Pacific Employers: Basic Reminders on Payroll Deductions
Anna Elento-Sneed of Carlsmith Ball LLP
If there is one "chore" that all employers have in common, it is processing the employee payroll.
The Average Weekly Wage for Temporary Total Disability
Eley Law Firm
Temporary total disability (TTD) is a type of benefit available to injured workers during the period of time they are recovering from a workplace injury or occupational illness before returning to work.
Michigan's Wage and Fringe Benefits Act: A Pitfall for Employers
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Michigan's Wage and Fringe Benefit Act has remained an anomaly for most Michigan employers. Since most employers a.
Wage And Hour Claims: Federal New York State Laws
Michael C. Schmidt of McMillan, Rather, Bennett & Rigano, P.C.
An employee in a retail clothing store is given the title of "executive-manager", genera...
Wage Act Claims
Michael P. Murphy and Mark F. Murphy of Burns & Levinson LLP
The Massachusetts Wage Act (the ?Wage Act?) provides protections for employees by requiring the prompt payment of wages within six (6) days of being earned. G.L. c. 149 § 148. The purpose of the Wage Act is to limit the interval between the completion of an employee?s work and the payment of wages. American Mutual Liability Ins. Co. v. Commissioner of Labor and Industries, 340 Mass. 144, 145 (1959).
Detroit Living Wage Ordinance is Born
Bodman LLP
The Detroit Living Wage Ordinance, passed by City of Detroit voters last November, applies to employers who, on or .
Florida's Minimum Wage Takes Effect May 2, 2005
Lori A. Brown and Linda Noel Fleurimond of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Effective May 2, 2005 employers in Florida must pay hourly employees $6.15 per hour and tipped employees $3.13 per hour. The provisions of the Florida Minimum Wage dictate costly penalties for noncompliant employers.
Federal and State Statutes Pertaining to Termination, Discharge, Overtime and Wages
Law Offices of Joseph R. Yurgine, P.C.
Have you been terminated or discharged? Do you feel that your discharge was motivat.
Legal Considerations When Accepting a Draw
Morris E. Fischer of Morris E. Fischer, Attorneys at Law
Sales representatives and principles sometimes enter into relationships in which the principle recognizes that for whatever reason, the future sales by a sales representative may be sporadic or unpredictable. In order to alleviate the cash flow concerns sales representatives encounter, the principle agrees to pay a set bi-weekly or monthly stream of income, otherwise known as a draw. There are several critical legal issues of which salespersons should be aware when accepting a draw. It may or may not be a friendly arrangement.
New Jersey Raises Minimum Wage
Michael T. Grosso of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
On April 12, 2005, Acting Governor Richard J. Codey signed a bill into law which will increase New Jersey's minimum hourly wage to $7.15 over the next two years, $2.00 higher than the current federally-mandated $5.15 minimum hourly wage. The New Jersey minimum wage will increase to $6.15 per hour on October 1, 2005, and then to $7.15, effective October 1, 2006.
Oregon Minimum Wage Laws
James Dana Pinney of Bailey Pinney & Associates, LLC
You must earn and be paid no less than minimum wage for all hours worked in Oregon. Tips are NOT included. Minim.
Protecting Against Employee Wage Claims
Craig R. Armstrong of Miller Nash LLP
Perhaps you read a recent article on the wage lawsuit against Rent-A-Center, such as the one printed in the business section of The Oregonian on January 18, 2003, or one of several similar articles that have appeared in the media in recent months.