Wages
Labor Department – A final rule updating employers’ requirements related to “regular rate” of pay calculations reached the final stages of approval this week.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
New York – The state determined that the annual minimum wage increases have had a negligible effect on the overall economy, and it therefore approved the scheduled $1/hr increase in the minimum wage per the 2016 law.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Paid Leave
New York City, New York – The business community was successful in delaying action on a two-week paid vacation mandate.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Policy
U.S. Congress – Prominent Democrats in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House introduced legislation, the Fair Warning Act of 2019, that would require most restaurants to give staff a 60-day warning before shutting down.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
U.S. House – Labor advocates are condemning Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats for delaying action on the PRO Act, a union priority that is opposed by the employer community.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Department – The Labor Department is the first of three agencies to submit its joint employer rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Scheduling
Philadelphia, PA – The city delayed the effective date of its new scheduling ordinance until April 1, 2020 while it reviews public comments.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Activism
Pete Buttigieg – The Democratic presidential hopeful joined McDonald’s workers and other minimum wage employees at a Fight for $15-sponsored town hall meeting and rally last weekend in South Carolina.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Packaging
New Jersey – New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation to ban single-use plastic and paper bags, as well as Styrofoam containers.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe