On November 5, 2013, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved (by a 3 to 2 margin) a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage, starting on January 1, 2014, from $7.25 to $8.25 per hour. The amendment also provides for automatic, annual cost-of-living increases to the minimum wage, which will be tied to the Consumer Price Index.
A lot of media coverage has been devoted to Arizona’s “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” (also known as Senate Bill 1070), which was signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010. The most controversial feature of SB 1070 authorizes and compels law enforcement officers to verify the legal status of persons reasonably believed to be illegally present in the country.
Desmond v. PNGI Charles Town Gaming, L.L.C., 564 F.3d 688 (4th Cir. 2009) – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that when determining whether the FLSA’s administrative exemption applies to a position, the focus of the inquiry should be on the type of work performed by the individual, rather than the indispensability of
On June 21, 2022, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law legislation prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of hairstyles or textures historically associated with race.
