Wages
Hawaii – Legislation to increase the state minimum wage to $15/hr by 2023 without altering the current tip credit law passed out of its last senate committee and is headed to the floor.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Illinois – In a challenge to industry preemption efforts, a Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation to amend the $15/hr wage bill passed last year to allow for regional control of minimum wages.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Vermont – The house overrode the governor’s veto of legislation that will increase the minimum wage to $12.55/hr by 2022.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Virginia – Legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $15/hr is headed to a conference committee to work out differences in the house and senate versions.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Paid Leave
Colorado – Two key Democratic sponsors of paid leave legislation have removed their names from sponsorship and as a result, they have likely doomed any efforts to pass paid leave legislation this session.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Maryland – A house committee heard legislation to mandate 12 weeks of paid family leave with the costs split evenly between employers and employees.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Virginia – A bill to provide up to 40 hours annually of paid sick leave is awaiting action on the house floor.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
South Dakota – Another solid red state is advancing paid leave legislation for state employees.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Policy
NLRB – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released its long-awaited joint employer rule, overruling the controversial Browning Ferris decision and fulfilling a top industry priority.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Department – A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general asked a federal judge to block the Labor Department’s recently-released joint employer rule.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
California – The National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees (NCASEF) announced this week that it opposes proposed amendments to AB-5.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Scheduling
Connecticut – The long-awaited scheduling proposal advocated by the labor community had its first committee hearing.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Activism
Starbucks – UNITE HERE released a report this week that found across 142 Starbucks locations operated by HMSHost in 27 U.S. airports median pay for black baristas was less than for white baristas.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
New Jersey – The governor’s proposed budget, released this week, includes $4.7 billion to fund Medicaid, fueled partly by an increase in a “corporate responsibility fee.”To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Packaging
Colorado – Legislation to ban the use of polystyrene products by restaurants and other retailers by 2022 got its first house hearing this week.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Kansas – Legislation to preempt localities from enacting policies for the next five years to either ban single-use plastic products or impose fees on them passed out of a house committee.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Half Moon Bay, CA – The Bay-area city has directed staff to develop an ordinance to ban single-use plastic foodware in the city.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe