Wage and Hour

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Mississippi

  Brightmine is not aware of any Mississippi state law governing employee classification requirements for private employers.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Missouri Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

  Updated to reflect the repeal of annual inflation adjustments to the state minimum wage.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Minnesota Amends Meal and Rest Break Requirements

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Maine Requires Show-Up Time / Reporting Time Pay

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Recruiting: New Hampshire

  Updated to reflect amendments to the veterans preference law, effective August 22, 2025.

• Date:

  July 3, 2025

  Type:

  News

  Subminimum Wages Taken Off the Chopping Block

  The DOL is withdrawing a Biden-era plan to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increases to $17.95

  Updated to reflect the postponement of a scheduled decrease to the minimum wage tip credit.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Rhode Island Minimum Wage Increases to $17.00

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Rhode Island Minimum Wage Increases to $16.00

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Scheduling Laws by State and Municipality

  Updated to reflect the Everett, Washington, scheduling ordinance, and the Los Angeles County, California, Fair Workweek Ordinance, effective July 1, 2025.