It will be a happy New Year indeed for millions of the lowest-paid U.S. workers. Nineteen states, including Michigan, New York and California, will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum wage. Massachusetts and Washington state will have the highest new minimum wages in the country, at $11 per hour. Michigan’s minimum … Continue reading Pay to Rise for Millions in Michigan
Just 10 days before the implementation date, a federal judge in Texas put the brakes on the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new federal overtime rule, which would have doubled the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) salary threshold for exemption from overtime pay. Twenty-one states filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction in October to halt the … Continue reading Federal Judge Halts Overtime Rule
Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), employers are required to verify the employment eligibility of new employees by reviewing acceptable documents provided by the employee — to establish the employee’s identity and work authorization — and then completing an Employment Eligibility Verification, commonly known as Form I-9. The employer must first … Continue reading Changes to the New ‘Smart’ Form 1-9