Wages
Labor Department – Due to a website outage, the Labor Department announced this week that it will extend the comment period on its proposed amendments to the 80/20 tip-pooling rule.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Department – A final rule updating employers’ requirements related to “regular rate” of pay will be issued early next week.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Pennsylvania – The governor announced this week that the legislature must approve a minimum wage increase this month or his administration will advance new overtime regulations in the state.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Washington – The state labor department will significantly increase the overtime threshold over an eight-year period to $83,400.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Disney – The company is being sued by a group of workers from the Anaheim Disneyland resort who contend the company is not complying with a voter-approved minimum wage increase.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Paid Leave
Federal – The White House held a paid leave summit this week to highlight the administration’s support of federal paid leave and their principles for “child care reform.”To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Business Roundtable – The organization of prominent national CEOs sent a letter to the White House and Congress this week calling for a federal standard for paid family leave.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Policy
Immigration – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has opened four times more workplace investigations under the Trump Administration, according to reports this week.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Joint Employer – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled this week that McDonald’s USA should not be held responsible for the labor practices of its franchisees.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
New York – A state assembly committee workshopped independent contractor legislation modelled off of California’s controversial AB-5 law.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Report – The liberal think tank and activist organization, the Center for American Progress, released a report this week outlining how state and local governments can establish wage boards and how localities can equip themselves to more aggressively go after employers for wage and hour violations.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Miscellaneous
USMCA – The U.S. House approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, the update to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Packaging
Honolulu, HI – The city council passed an ordinance banning plastic forks, spoons, knives, straws, and polystyrene plates, cups, and containers effective January 1, 2021 and all single-use plastic products by 2022.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Washington D.C. – A bill supported by the mayor and a majority of the city council to establish a “Zero Waste” law in the city will have its first hearing on Dec. 16.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe