South Dakota Minimum Wage Increase 2009

June 29th, 2009 Posted by Jolie

2009 is an important month for employees and employers alike in .

 

On July 24, 2009, the South Dakota will from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. When the minimum increases, over a dozen states will their to match the federal.

 

The mirrors the federal minimum wage increase.

 

The majority of the employers in the United States are covered by the federal minimum wage , the FLSA or Fair Labor Standards Act. That law covers employers who earn $500,000 or more annually, and companies that engage in interstate commerce.

 

The law also applies to individual employees who engage in interstate commerce. For example, a receptionist who answers out-of- phone calls is considered to be engaged in interstate commerce and would be covered by the federal minimum wage. (more…)

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Nebraska 2009 Minimum Wage Increase

June 26th, 2009 Posted by Cara

The will from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour on 24, 2009. This is the same day as an to the minimum wage under the FLSA.

 

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to employers who engage in interstate commerce, or who earn at least $500,000 per year. FLSA may also individual workers who are engaged in interstate commerce, even when the federal does not apply to the entire business.

 

Federal, and local government agencies are covered under FLSA, as are schools, hospitals and health care facilities. The U. S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, www.dol.gov, enforces the FLSA.

 

In this struggling economy, an increase in the minimum wage could be a hardship to employers. The increase in 2009 is the last scheduled increase for at least a year. At present there is no federal minimum wage increase scheduled for 2010.

 

Many employers in Nebraska are covered by the FLSA. Those that do not fall under federal jurisdiction are covered by the Nebraska laws.

 

The mirrors the federal minimum. (more…)

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District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increase

June 24th, 2009 Posted by Jolie

By , the must be at least $1.00 more than the . On 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage will from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour.

 

When the federal minimum increases, the minimum in several states, including , Oklahoma, Utah, North Dakota and Virginia will increase, too. These states tie their minimum wage laws to the federal minimum wage. The District of Columbia will see an increase in its minimum wage, too. While Texas, Utah, etc. match the federal minimum.

 

That means that in July 2009, the D.C. minimum wage will jump to $8.25 per hour.

 

Business owners in Washington, D. C. are not happy with this increase. They feel it puts them at a disadvantage with competitors in neighboring Virginia and Maryland. Both of these states adjust their minimum wage to the level of the federal minimum, so will pay $7.25 per hour as compared to $8.25 per hour in D. C.

 

Despite these objections, Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed (more…)

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2009 Minimum Wage Increase in the state of Texas (TX)

June 22nd, 2009 Posted by Cara

The will by 70 cents on 24, 2009 from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour. The is the third mandated by the Fair Act of 2007.

 

Under , the must be at least as high as the federal minimum, which means that when the federal minimum wage increases, the Texas minimum increases, too.

 

Therefore, on July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum increases to $7.25 per hour, the Texas minimum will also increase to $7.25 per hour. Texas is one of 12 states, including Maryland, Idaho, North Dakota and Virginia, which ties its minimum to the federal minimum wage.

 

The US Department of Labor reports that the statute doesn’t even state a dollar amount, simply that the state adopts the federal rate.

 

Under Texas minimum wage law, any employee covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is excluded from Texas minimum wage. The FLSA is the main federal minimum wage law and covers employers that engage in interstate commerce and those with annual earnings of $500,000 or more.

 

An article in Texas Business Today (more…)

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Mandatory Sick Leave Law

June 19th, 2009 Posted by Amelia

 Senator Ted Kennedy recently introduced a bill – called the Healthy Families Act– that would implement a mandatory sick leave law.

 

If passed, the bill would require most employers to provide up to 7 paid sick days per year to employees.

 

In the House, the mandatory introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro  is called HR 2460.

 

The law would apply to employers that have 15 or more full-time workers (or the equivalent) for at least 20 weeks of the year.

 

The bill would require that workers earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, beginning on the day the worker is hired. Employees would be eligible to use paid sick leave after 60 days.

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