Miami Beach Mayor Proposes Local $13.31 an Hour Minimum Wage
The Mayor of Miami Beach appears to be setting up a legal battle with the state by proposing a new minimum wage for those working inside his city’s boundaries that would be above the Florida state minimum wage. State law prohibits such a municipal enactment. Mayor Philip Levine, a Democrat with ties to President Obama…
Retaliation Charges Continue to be Number 1 at the EEOC
Employment-related retaliation charges increased by nearly 5 percent in 2015, and continue to be the leading category of discrimination charged filed by aggrieved individuals with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC received a total of 89,385 employment discrimination charges across the nation during its last fiscal year, which ran from Oct.…
U.S. Labor Department Issues “Joint Employer” Guidance Memorandum
In a guidance to employers, the United States Labor Department has issued an “administrator’s interpretation” memorandum regarding joint employer relationships – and joint liability — in minimum wage and overtime cases. David Weil, the administrator of the department’s Wage and Hour Division, stated that the guidance was issued to “serve as a road map to…
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