On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which reverses course from a December 2020 final rule and seeks to resurrect the so-called “80/20 Rule” that governs how tipped employees must be paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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Labor Department Brings Back the ‘80/20’ Rule — Along With New Companion, the ‘30-Minute’ Rule
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), again seeking to regulate the circumstances under which an employer may pay a tipped employee a direct wage below the minimum wage.
Department of Labor Proposes Limits to Tip Credit for Work “Directly Supporting” Tipped Work
On Monday, June 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing limits on the tip credit employers can take during workweeks when tipped employees perform work that “directly supports” tipped work (“directly supporting work”) but does not itself produce tips.
Are Your Minimum Wage Rates Summer Ready?
On January 1, 2021, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $14 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $13 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees.
Now that we are almost halfway into the year, all things need to get ready for summer, including minimum
Spring into Summer and Fall Minimum Wage, Tipped, and Exempt Employee Pay Increases
Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we provide, essentially, a rates-only update that details scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of
Much Ado About Something: New Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order Not as Impactful as It May Appear, or Is It?
Late last month, President Biden fulfilled a campaign pledge by issuing his Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.
Federal Contractor $15 Minimum Wage Will Apply Beginning January 30, 2022
President Joseph Biden has fulfilled a promise to significantly increase the minimum wage for federal contractor workers working “on or in connection with” a covered federal contract. He has issued an executive order raising the minimum wage for these workers from $10.95 an hour to $15 an hour beginning 2022.
Labor Department Further Delays FLSA Tip Regulations Final Rule Until the End of 2021
On April 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will further delay, until December 31, 2021, the effective date of portions of the previous administration’s Tip Regulations Final Rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Many Federal Contractors Required to Increase Minimum Wage for Workers By 2022: Highlights of the Biden Administration’s New Executive Order
On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order (EO) requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a $15.00 minimum wage to the thousands of workers who are working on or in connection with federal contracts. The new EO, titled “Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage
Biden Increases Minimum Wage and Phases Out Tip Credit for Federal Contractors
On April 27, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden issued an executive order increasing the minimum wage for workers working on or in connection with a federal government contract.
President Biden to Issue Executive Order Today Directing $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
The White House has released a Fact Sheet detailing an expected Executive Order from President Biden raising the minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 an hour by March 2022. The new executive order will expand upon the Federal Minimum Wage Executive Order 13658 signed by President Obama in
Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Issued
As previewed, on April 27, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order directing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors be increased to $15 per hour. The Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors states that the minimum wage for certain hourly workers be increased to $15
DOL Delays Tip Regulations Final Rule, Independent Contractor Final Rule Likely Next
As expected, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has formally delayed the effective date of the Tip Regulations Final Rule, from March 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021. The Tip Regulations Final Rule, issued in late December 2020, implemented a 2018 amendment to the FLSA that permits tipped employees, such
The Proposed Federal Covid-19 Relief Bill Includes a $15 Minimum Wage Hike and Elimination of the Tip Credit. Will Those Provisions Survive?
Making good on President Biden’s campaign promise, the House of Representatives has included in its $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, known as the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,” revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
New Administration Pushes for $15 Minimum Wage
Since at least 2015, when grassroots efforts began in Seattle and San Francisco, the increase of the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00 has been a top priority for labor and employee advocates. In numerous ways, the Biden administration has made likewise clear that increasing the minimum wage to