Wage and Hour

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Recovery/Cool-Down Periods for Outdoor Workers Handbook Statement: California

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to address the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention for Outdoor Places of Employment standard.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Independent Contractors: New York

  Updated to reflect the New York State Freelance Isn't Free Act, effective August 28, 2024. 

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  Legal Timetable

  Minnesota Minimum Wage Increases to $11.13

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Date:

  August 23, 2024

  Type:

  News

  Tip Credit Rule Struck Down by 5th Circuit

  Often referred to as the "80/20 plus 30 rule," the Fair Labor Standards Act regulation made it more difficult for employers to claim a minimum wage tip credit.

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  Legal Timetable

  Illinois Child Labor Law of 2024 Takes Effect

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Increases to $1,320 per Week

  Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Virginia Minimum Wage Increases to $12.41

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Minimum Wage Increases to $16.50

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Denver, Colorado, Minimum Wage Increases to $18.81

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Child Labor: Louisiana

  Updated to reflect changes to the meal breaks requirement, effective August 1, 2024.