California’s Department of Justice recently confirmed that California’s new law requiring businesses to disclose “junk fees” as part of the advertised price extends to California restaurants.
On January 11, 2024, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a state of civil emergency for coastal counties in Maine impacted by flooding caused by a storm earlier in the week.
It’s time again for a look at scheduled state- and local-level wage increases that will take effect on January 1, 2024, along with some rate changes that occurred in late 2023 before publication.
The federal government, states, counties, and cities were active again this year passing workplace legislation intended for the most part to protect employees, creating new compliance obligations for employers.
The Massachusetts legislature has introduced a series of employment- and labor-related bills that, if enacted, will require employers across the Commonwealth to establish, revisit or revise policies and practices.
On September 14, 2023, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a state of emergency due to Hurricane Lee’s anticipated landfall on the Pine Tree state, triggering a costly hazard pay measure for nearly all employers in Portland.
Proposed legislation would create a new “Fast Food Council” with limited authority to recommend employment regulations, set $20/hr minimum wage for workers in this industry, and allow the IWC to remain de-funded.
On August 30, 2023, the DOL released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the “white collar” overtime exemption regulations applicable to executive, administrative, and professional employees.
