Archive for November 2017

Minimum Wage Across The United States Varies by City and State Federal minimum wage has held steady at $7.25 since 2009. However, across the United States, individual states and cities have enacted higher local minimum wage laws and ordinances. Furthermore, many of those wages increase on January 1, 2018. This article covers all minimum wage…

Working Mothers Act Provides Benefits for Employees Employers in Puerto Rico must provide mothers pregnancy and maternity leave under the Working Mothers Act. This paid leave has specific guidelines that govern the rules around the leave. For information on Puerto Rico Sick Leave Laws, click here.  Furthermore, new parents in Puerto Rico also have access…

Puerto Rico Sick Leave Laws are More Comprehensive than United State Laws US employers who also do business in Puerto Rico may not expect the myriad of employment laws that govern Puerto Rico businesses. Indeed, Puerto Rico has the most expansive and overreaching employment laws that US employers must comply by. Puerto Rico provides 12…

Nevada Passes a New Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence The State of Nevada passed a new protected leave that goes into full effect on January 1, 2018. Senate Bill 361 is called An Act relating to domestic violence; providing under certain circumstances for hours of leave if an employee is a victim of an…

California Amends its Family Rights Act to Provide More Coverage California has a new law that expands coverage past what both Federal FMLA and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) provide to new parents. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2018, and will provide up to 12 weeks of protected leave for new…

Compliance is Cheaper than Non-compliance with Employment Law As the new year approaches, employers across the United States scramble to become compliant with local and state employment laws. These laws typically carry heavy penalties, often double the cost of damages and they often assume employer guilt without heavy documentation on the employer’s part. The purpose…

Family and Medical Leave In California California is one of the few states that offers both a pregnancy disability leave and a family medical care leave for employees. In many cases, the protected leave can combine with paid benefits and the employee can have supplemented income while on leave. In other circumstances, the California protected…

Freelance Isn’t Free Act Took Effect May 15, 2017 New York City passed the Freelance isn’t Free Act (FIFA), which went into effect on May 15, 2017. The new act provides protections to freelancers and independent contractors and is the first of its kind. Typically, employees are provided greater protections under employment law. Employees and…