FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) and FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) lawsuits are up again this year. FLSA claims are up nearly 20% since 2011 and have more than doubled since 2004. The figures released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts show the highest annual number of […]
Last year, the City of Seattle passed legislation raising minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next three to seven years depending on an employer’s size and health care benefits. In January of 2015, the City of Tacoma passed legislation requiring local employers to provide three days of sick […]
In January 2015, Florida became the 19th state to join the United States Department of Labor’s Misclassification Initiative with the execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by Florida’s Department of Revenue. Misclassification of workers as independent contractors has been a key initiative of the Department of Labor since 2011 […]
Florida’s Minimum Wage Increases Florida’s minimum wage rate increased 12 cents to $8.05 per hour and $5.03 for tipped employees, effective January 1, 2015. One of only nine states with a regular minimum wage adjustment, Florida recalculates its minimum wage each year on September 30 based upon the Consumer Price […]
On December 1, 2014, a bipartisan bill was proposed in the Florida House and Senate to end LGBT discrimination in employment. With no federal statute addressing employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, passage of the legislation, known as the Florida Competitive Workforce Act (FCWA), would be a […]