On July 1, 2017, the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance goes into effect. The Ordinance (at the time of this writing) provides certain employees in approximately 2/3 of the Cook County’s municipalities with paid sick time benefits.
The Australia Fair Work Commission’s minimum wage panel decision issued on June 6, 2017, has increased modern award minimum wages by 3.3%. The decision also lifts the Australian federal weekly full-time minimum wage from $17.70 an hour ($672.70 per week).
From the workplace policy perspective, much of the focus of the first 100 days of the Trump administration was on confirming a new Labor Secretary and reversing the Obama administration’s labor and employment agenda. What will the next 100 days bring?
In a three-sentence press release, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced the withdrawal of two Wage and Hour Administrator's Interpretations (AIs) on joint employment and independent contractors.
United States Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta recently announced that the final DOL fiduciary regulations will go into effect on June 9, 2017.
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI)-Brookings Working Group on Paid Family Leave has issued a new report analyzing the costs and benefits of implementing a national paid leave program, and laying out a compromise proposal for lawmakers to consider.
On May 30, 2017, Mayor de Blasio signed five bills – collectively called the “Fair Workplace” legislative package – four of which significantly restrict the ability of fast food and retail employers to schedule their staff.
On June 1, 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law H.B. 2005, also known as the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017. This law includes restrictions on salary history inquiries.
