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July 2022
Oregon: Minimum wage increases
On July 1, 2022, Oregon's minimum wage will increase throughout the state as follows: Employers located within an urban growth boundary of certain metropolitan service districts - $14.75 Employers located in certain nonurban counties - $12.50 Employers located in any other geographic area - $13.50 For more information, visit Oregon Minimum Wage.
Find out more »Maryland: Sexual Harassment report due to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
On March 28, 2018, Governor Scott signed Senate Bill 1010 entitled, "Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act." The new law requires employers with 50 or more employees to submit a report to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights 1)indicating the number of settlements entered into based on allegations of sexual harassment, 2) the number of times the employer has paid a settlement to resolve a sexual harassment complaint against the same employee over the prior 10 years, and 3)…
Find out more »District of Columbia: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Beginning July 1, 2021, the District of Columbia will increase its minimum wage annually in proportion to the annual average increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area for the preceding 12 months. D.C. Code 32-1003 District of Columbia minimum wage information.
Find out more »Nevada: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Nevada's constitution requires an annual review of its minimum wage. The minimum wage must be increased by the percentage the cost of living has changed from December 31 in the given year over the level as of December 31, 2004, up to three (3) percent. The cost of living change is based on the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Any change to the minimum wage will be announced by the Governor…
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New York: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
New York minimum wage information.
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California: Agricultural worker overtime requirements for employers with fewer than 25 employees change
On September 12, 2016, Gov. Brown signed a law extending overtime benefits to agricultural workers. Previously, agricultural workers had been exempt from the state's overtime requirements. The new law provides a phase-in schedule for agricultural overtime requirements as follows: More than 25 employees January 1, 2019 - overtime pay due when 9 1/2 hours are worked in one workday or over 55 hours in a workweek; January 1, 2020 - overtime pay due when 9 hours are worked in one…
Find out more »Alaska: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Since January 1, 2017, Alaska’s minimum wage has been pegged to inflation and will increase on January 1 of each year thereafter by the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the Anchorage metropolitan area, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, rounded to the nearest one cent. If at any time Alaska's minimum wage is less than $1.00 more than the federal minimum wage, Alaska's minimum wage will adjust to…
Find out more »Arizona: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Beginning on January 1, 2021, Arizona's minimum wage will increase each year on January 1. The amount of the minimum wage increase will be based on the percentage increase in the cost of living from August to August of the immediately preceding year. The percentage change in the cost of living will be calculated using the consumer price index (all urban consumers, U.S. city average for all items) or its successor index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor…
Find out more »California: State minimum wage increases go into effect
California's minimum wage for employers with 25 or fewer employees will increase to $15.00 on January 1, 2023. Beginning on January 1, 2023, for employers with 26 or more employees and January 1, 2024, for employers with 25 or fewer employees, California will increase its minimum wage by the lesser of: 3.5 percent and the rate of change in the averages of the most recent July 1 to June 30, inclusive, period over the preceding July 1 to June 30,…
Find out more »Colorado: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Colorado minimum wage information Colorado Constitution Article XVIII, Section 15, requires that the state's minimum wage be increased annually for inflation. The inflation adjustment is based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), All Items, for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley combined metropolitan statistical area as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The changes to the minimum wage based on the cost of living adjustment will take effect on January 1 of each year.…
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