On June 5, 2012, the Senate introduced a bill (SCR117) that would amend the New Jersey State Constitution to set the minimum wage at $8.50 per hour with annual adjustments for inflation. As a proposed constitutional amendment, if enacted, it would ultimately be submitted to the general public for a vote at the next general election.
Paying hot-shot drivers by the load or mile? Contracting out repair work to vehicles or machinery? Are individuals who regularly perform work integral to your business being paid through accounts payable? Have welders that you regularly call for work? Under new guidance published by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), what might be considered standard or normal practices in the energy industry could expose employers to claims and the risk of significant damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
As businesses in New York and New Jersey gear up for Superstorm Sandy reconstruction work, they should be keenly aware of the federal wage mandates known as the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and state wage mandates known as “Little Davis Bacon” statutes. In particular, these businesses should be mindful that…..
For many years, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defined marriage under federal law as a legal union between one man and one woman. In June 2013, however, in the case of United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court of the United States declared this DOMA provision (known as “Section…..
