Wages
Connecticut – The governor signed compromise legislation clarifying the so-called 80/20 rule in the state.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Idaho – Minimum wage proponents have collected 20,000 signatures in an effort to place a $12/hr measure on the Nov. 2020 general election ballot.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
New York – The state labor department announced that it will not eliminate the tip credit for restaurant workers in the state.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Paid Leave
Tennessee – The Republican governor, flanked by Republican legislative leadership, signed an executive order that will give state employees 12-weeks of paid family leave.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Vermont – A compromise paid leave bill has been referred to a conference committee.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Policy
Labor Department – The Labor Department’s final joint employer rule cleared the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
NLRB – The Fight for $15 organization asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to revisit their ruling in a case that found McDonald’s franchisees not to be joint employers with McDonald’s USA.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
California – Citing federal preemption mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled that California’s new independent contractor law, AB-5, does not apply to trucking businesses and thereby exempted motor carriers from being covered by the law.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
New York – The governor vetoed legislation intended to make it easier for employees to pursue wage theft claims against employers. Among other provisions, the legislation would have allowed for an “employee lien,” empowering an employee to put a temporary lien on an employer’s property. In his memorandum vetoing the bill, the governor made it clear that he intends to propose replacement legislation in 2020 to allow victims of wage theft to use “any and all assets, even personal assets, of the bad actor” to satisfy a judgment. More details. [/membership]
Santa Clara County, CA – The county is employing new technology in their efforts to address wage theft.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
New York City, NY – Legislation was introduced in the city council that mandates third-party delivery providers disclose how tips are distributed.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Packaging
Joe Biden – At a town hall meeting in Iowa, the former vice president and current leading Democratic nominee for president endorsed a plastic bag ban and went on to say that “we should be phasing out plastics.”To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe