New Jersey Minimum Wage Bill Advances

On February 23, 2012, the New Jersey State Assembly Labor Committee voted 6-2 to approve legislation (A2162, S3) that proposes to increase the New Jersey minimum wage rate from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour. As previously reported, in the February 2012 issue of the New Jersey eAuthority, the bill also calls for automatic future annual adjustments linked to the Consumer Price Index. The bill next will go before the General Assembly for additional consideration, and if signed into law, would take effect on July 1, 2012. Several related bills addressing minimum wage also are pending, including S607, which would similarly increase the minimum wage rate to $8.50 an hour but tie subsequent minimum adjustments to increases in the statewide weekly wage rate paid to all workers subject to New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws.

Understanding ‘Standing’: The Eighth Circuit Slams the Brakes on Three More ADA Title III ‘Drive-By’ Suits

Continuing a trend that saw Minnesota courts dismiss at least eight disability access lawsuits under Title III of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2018 and 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Minnesota as well as several other states, recently affirmed the dismissals of three more Title III cases.

Highlighting Flexibility & Diversity Initiatives: Ogletree Deakins

Recently, Alliance President & CEO Manar Morales spoke with Matt Keen, Managing Shareholder, and Michelle Wimes, Director of Professional Development and Inclusion, at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. about the work they have done with their firm’s flexibility policy and the creation of two Reduced Hours Advisor positions.

Michigan Legislature Considers Package of Bills Addressing Wage Theft, Independent Contractors, and Noncompetes

On August 29, 2019, legislators from the Michigan House of Representatives announced an ambitious package of 12 bills aimed at creating new criminal and civil penalties to combat employers that fail to properly pay wages and overtime pay. The legislation would also establish enhanced protections and penalties under Michigan’s whistleblower statute and create new civil remedies against employers for overzealous enforcement of noncompete agreements and for misclassifying employees as independent contractors.

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Michigan Legislature Considers Package of Bills Addressing Wage Theft, Independent Contractors, and Noncompetes