Michigan’s Governor Whitmer wants to create a rule that would increase the exempt salary threshold for a worker to be eligible for overtime pay to $51,000. The new federal rate, set to take effect January 1, 2020 is $35,568. Up $11,968 from the current level of...
California legislators approved a landmark bill on September 11, 2019 which requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees. The bill was signed into law on September 18, 2019 by Governor Newsom and will go into effect January 1,...
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule expected to impact 1.3 million American workers.In the final rule, the Department is:Raising the “minimum salary level” from the currently enforced level of $455 per week to $684 per week for...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently sent a final rule on which perks must be included in workers’ regular rate of pay to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The details of the final proposal have yet to be made available to the public. An...
A reminder that EEO-1 filers must submit Component 2 data for calendar year 2017, in addition to data for calendar year 2018, by September 30, 2019.Businesses with at least 100 employees and federal contractors with at least 50 employees and a contract with the...
Employers in Illinois and New Jersey willno longer be allowed to ask job applicants about salary history noruse salary history to determine how much to pay a new employee.On July 25, New Jersey Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver signed Bill A1094 into law which prohibits...
