The starting point for all labor laws in the United States is the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that sets a minimum standard for salaried workers in all states. Federal protections include setting wage and overtime requirements, but allow states to increase protections. Pennsylvania state labor ...
Individuals should pick the Child Labor/Youth Employment option for child labor laws. Under Massachusetts state law, workers under 18 have limits on the hours and kinds of jobs they can do, and minors under 14 cannot work, except in a few cases. If an employer with more than 50 workers v...
Illinois legislators have enacted critical employment laws that impact many businesses and could catch employers off-guard as 2025 arrives. These changes reflect a broader push for equity, transparency, and accountability for Illinois workers Pay Transparency Beginning January 1, 2025, Illinois… Read ...
The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2023. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Minimum Wage Increases:As of Jan. 1, 2023, the Cal...
Requirements for Salaried Workers Exempt from Overtime Employees in Florida who are paid a salary and who are not eligible for overtime compensation must be paid their full salaries even when they don't work a full 40 hours in a week. For example, if an exempt employee works for one hour...
(9) other terms which are required to be included in a labor contract, as provided for by laws and regulations. In addition to the requisite terms mentioned above, an employing unit and a worker may agree to have other matters stipulated in the labor contract, such asprobation period, train...
Meanwhile, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 imposes rules for pension, health, and other benefit plans in the private sector. The Supreme Court has clarified ERISA terms and requirements, in addition to determining whether ERISA preempts various state laws. The ERISA preemption cl...
The federalovertime rulelaid out in the Fair Labor Standard Act stipulates that the minimum salary requirement for administrative, professional, and executive exemptions is $684 per week, or $35,568 per year. Workers making at least this salary level may be eligible for overtime based on their...
laws containing requirements for membership, regular meetings, censure and removal of union officers, and provisions for how the organization's funds may be spent.73 In addition to promoting transparency and protecting workers' rights to fair elections of union officials, the disclosure requirements ...
Those covered by other labor laws: Railroad workers are governed by the Railway Labor Act, and the Motor Carriers Act covers truck drivers.79 On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professiona...