By John E. Thompson A White House report promoting a substantial jump in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s minimum wage perpetuates now widely … Read more
BLS Minimum Wage Report: Is There Anything Worthwhile In it?
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a report entitled Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers, 2013 which claims that … Read more
3 Months and Counting: Top State Law Changes for Employers in 2014
By Ashley Kaplan The legal environment for employers is always changing. And nowhere is this felt more strongly than at the state (and even local) level. … Read more
Opposition Is Growing to Unpaid Internships for College Credit
By John E. Thompson We have already reported that a group calling itself the “Fair Pay Campaign” aims to pressure colleges and universities not … Read more
2014 Federal Labor Law Changes: What Happened and What’s Next
By Ashley Kaplan We’re only a few months into 2014 and we’re already seeing a swell of labor law activity. What are the most significant developments this … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Will Raising Pay Get You Better Hourly Employees?
The following is my response to an item on Retail Wire concerning the fact that The Gap has announced they are going to raise the starting wage of … Read more
President Obama Proposing Big Expansion of Overtime Rules
In what could be BIG news for employers, President Obama is directing the U.S. Department of Labor to issue proposed regulations that would expand the … Read more
Supreme Court to Decide If Employees Should be Paid for Security Checks
A case that has the potential to cost staffing companies — and, in turn, their clients — hundreds of millions of dollars is headed to the U.S. Supreme … Read more
President Signs Order Hiking Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors
By David J. Goldstein As he promised to do in his State of the Union address, President Obama today signed an Executive Order establishing a minimum wage … Read more
The President’s Minimum Wage Decision: What Does it Really Mean?
By. John E. Thompson Considerable concern and confusion has arisen from President Obama’s State of the Union announcement that he will raise the … Read more