Sentences with phrase «state wage and hour»

Federal and state wage and hour requirements are extremely complex and impact every employer.

Jason has represented several clients in class litigation matters arising under federal and state wage and hour laws, and has lectured and conducted training on the FLSA.

Ms. Rudich concentrates her practice in complex litigation and class action matters, with a particular emphasis in representing employees in all aspects of employment law, particularly sexual harassment, various issues of discrimination, and cases involving violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act, and state wage and hour statutes.

Trankiem has represented employers in class, collective, representative and hybrid actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws.

Can you personally be liable for Federal and State wage and hour laws?

The Department has defended numerous federal and state wage and hour audits and lawsuits and OSHA citations.

Obtaining summary judgment in (and complete dismissal of) a state wage and hour class action filed in Orange County Superior Court by hourly drivers against a respiratory care company and involving statutory and contractual overtime claims;

Judicial precedent interpreting state wage and hour laws did not impose personal liability for violations.

Not exact matches

Some are, as five states, including Mississippi and Louisiana, have no official minimum wage, and two more, Georgia and Wyoming, have a minimum wage of $ 5.15, or about $ 10 less an hour than full - time employees would need to make to be able to afford a two - bedroom.

By contrast, states such as Connecticut and California mandate that even entry - level workers receive about $ 10 an hour, while cities and, increasingly, states such as Illinois and New York are phasing in a new minimum wage of $ 15 an hour.

With cities like Seattle raising minimum wage significantly higher than their state's mandate ($ 15 versus $ 9.32 per hour, in Seattle and Washington), minimum wage gaps» effect on competition and employment is becoming an issue across the country.

First, according to the Court, the state's interest in securing wage and hour benefits afforded to employees outweighed any personal choice.

The federal minimum wage is $ 7.25 per hour, but 30 states and the District of Columbia have higher state minimum wages that go as high as $ 11 in Washington state, and $ 11.50 in the District of Columbia, according to Lordan and Neumark.

Now wage advocates are focused on 2016, as several states and cities including California and New York will consider proposals in the new year to gradually lift pay further to $ 15 an hour.

Employers are subject to both state and federal wage and hour laws.

For example, California recently made paid sick leave mandatory and is increasing the state minimum wage to $ 15 an hour in stages by 2022.

Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases; workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted in federal and state court litigations.

A proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour is a top priority for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York Farm Bureau, but they're on different sides of the issue.

ALBANY — This much is clear: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are discussing ways to reach a compromise on the governor's push for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

This much is clear: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are discussing ways to reach a compromise on the governor's push for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged a crowd of several hundred union members and others in Solvay on Wednesday to demand their state legislators pass a $ 15 an hour minimum wage this month as part of the state budget.

Based on cost of living, Clinton has backed a smaller wage hike to $ 12 an hour nationally, and supports states moving to $ 15 on their own.

James Parrott testified at a New York State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees hearing on workforce development about the impace of a $ 15 an hour minimum wage.

«Every working man and woman in the state of New York deserves $ 15 an hour as a minimum wage,» Cuomo shouted at rally last fall.

Momentum is building for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage in Connecticut, at least for some workers, given the formation of a new low - wage worker advisory panel and this week's recommendation to raise pay for fast - food workers in neighboring New York, according to some state lawmakers and activists.

Cuomo has been pushing hard for a phased in $ 15 an hour minimum wage, putting the proposal into his state budget and campaigning for the measure with Vice President Joe Biden.

During his visit to the annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislators Conference, de Blasio urged attendees to continue fighting for progressive issues like the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage and paid family leave.

Long Island's minimum wage will increase to $ 10 an hour, New York City goes to $ 11 and the rest of state will start the year at $ 9.70, and increase to $ 10.40 in July.

Raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour would benefit 927,400 city workers and pump $ 6.5 billion into the city's economy, according to state Labor Department report released yesterday.

In a ceremony Monday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo — flanked by Democratic legislators and his lieutenant governor — signed a state law that will gradually raise the minimum wage on Long Island to $ 15 an hour.

Regardless of how the WFP pyschodrama plays out, the Green Party will remain the choice this November for progressives who support a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, living wage jobs, climate action, strong public schools, and an end to corruption at the State Capitol.»

Workers, labor advocates and faith leaders plan to hold a 24 - hour vigil at the New York state Capitol in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 15.

The governor and the legislature agreed to a three year phase in of an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and a $ 650 million dollar tax cut package, also to be fully effective in three years.

In 2013, Kennedy co-sponsored legislation to increase the state minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and automatically adjust the minimum wage to account for cost - of - living increases.

Cuomo is pushing a plan that would raise the current $ 8.75 an hour minimum wage to $ 11.50 in New York City and $ 10.50 elsewhere in the state.

The platform de Blasio and Cuomo back would allow the state to raise its minimum wage to $ 10.10 an hour, and would permit New York City to set its rate by 30 percent higher.

But some state legislators and the governor this session want to see an accelerated schedule to bring the minimum wage to $ 10.10 per hour.

Representative Charles Rangel, left, D - N.Y., listens as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he and formally announced he would be using his executive authority to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for all state employees.

The current state minimum wage is $ 8 an hour, and slated to increase to $ 8.75 on Dec. 31 and $ 9 on Dec. 31, 2015.

Tyner called for a «living minimum wage» that would rise to $ 15 an hour by 2020 for companies employing 500 people or more; single - payer health care in New York state; a tax system that would reduce the burden of school taxes on property owners; and the legalization of small amounts of recreational marijuana for adults.

Recently at the Business Council of New York State's annual meeting, business leaders conceded that the $ 15 an hour minimum wage phase in is likely to be approved by the legislature, and they said they were seeking sweeteners in the legislation to mitigate its effects including new business tax cuts and a youth employment fund.

They include ones that deal with a plan to phase in an increase of the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and to provide rebate checks of $ 350 to middle class families.

Governor Cuomo and legislators in Albany are considering a plan that would raise the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, but do so faster in New York City than upstate.

We, the undersigned economists and social scientists, support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour by 2019 in New York City, and by mid-2021 in the rest of the state.

Mr. de Blasio's announcement today follows a flurry of similar policy initiatives that Mr. Cuomo, after his skepticism of the State Legislature, rolled out unilaterally over the last year: first, a $ 15 - an - hour wage for fast food workers through a special wage board, then the same for state public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to foState Legislature, rolled out unilaterally over the last year: first, a $ 15 - an - hour wage for fast food workers through a special wage board, then the same for state public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to fostate public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to follow.

Discuss the outlook for and the prospective impact of an increase in the state minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

Senate Labor Committee Chair Jack Martins says he wants to broaden the discussion beyond simply phasing in a minimum wage increase to $ 15 an hour, saying the real issue in many regions of the state is the lack of opportunity for work that provides a middle class salary, and enables small businesses to thrive.

NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Albany lawmakers reached a deal on the state budget Wednesday night that would boost the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour by 2016.

And she promised to help undocumented immigrants facing deportation and ensure that the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage is «real for all New Yorkers across the state.&raqAnd she promised to help undocumented immigrants facing deportation and ensure that the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage is «real for all New Yorkers across the state.&raqand ensure that the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage is «real for all New Yorkers across the state.»

In last week's State of the State Address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.50 per hour across the state and $ 11.50 in New York City by the end of State of the State Address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.50 per hour across the state and $ 11.50 in New York City by the end of State Address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $ 10.50 per hour across the state and $ 11.50 in New York City by the end of state and $ 11.50 in New York City by the end of 2016.