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Five states announcing minimum wage increases for Jan. 1, 2009. Arizona will increase from $6.90 to $7.25 per hour. Colorado will increase from $7.02 to $7.28 per hour. Oregon will increase from $7.95 to $8.40 per hour Vermont will increase from $7.68 to $8.06 per hour. Tipped employees will increase from $3.72 to $3.91 per […]
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080908/UPDATES03/80908036 A group of rural business owners is suing the state over its minimum wage law adopted by Colorado voters in 2006. The constitutional amendment, known as Amendment 42, adjusts the minimum wage annually as the cost of living goes up. In January, the minimum wage jumped to $7.02 for non-tipped workers, $4 for tipped […]
Full article HARRISBURG — It wasn’t an easy decision, but The Saloon, a tavern/eatery in Mt. Lebanon, is going non-smoking. The change will happen Thursday, when Pennsylvania’s new smoke-free workplace law goes into effect. “It was a tough choice, but we’re happy we’re going to be non-smoking,” said manager Keith Sheppard. “I’ve gotten a lot […]
If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to issue minimum-wage checks to 200,000 state workers in less than a month, he may want to rehire any semi-retired computer programmers he terminated last week. Democratic state Controller John Chiang said Monday it would take at least six months to reconfigure the state’s payroll system to issue blanket checks […]
Most California eateries must stop cooking with all but small amounts of the substances by 2010. California became the first state to require restaurants to cook without artery-clogging trans fats, such as those in many oils and margarine, under restrictions signed into law Friday by the health-conscious governor. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a physical-fitness advocate and […]
Current minimum wage rates for all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. State Minimum Wage Tip Credit Actual Tip Minimum % Allowed Credit $ Cash Wage Alabama none Alaska $7.15 0% $0.00 $7.15 Arizona $6.90 $3.00 $3.90 Arkansas $6.25 $3.62 $2.63 California $8.00 0% $0.00 $8.00 Colorado $7.02 $3.02 $4.00 Connecticut $7.65 29.3% […]
A state district court has ordered Wal-Mart to pay $6.5 million to nearly 56,000 workers. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, violated the law more than 2 million times over a six-year period by denying workers time for breaks and forcing them to work “off the clock” for no pay, a Minnesota judge has ruled. Dakota […]
July 1st update for MD state taxes. Maryland has made a slight change in their tax rates that are effective July 1, 2008. Their website is not updated yet ! But comparing it to the update that went out Jan 1, 2008, it seems the only change is an additional bracket for employees making over […]
Five states increased their minimum wages effective July 1, 2008. In Illinois, the state minimum wage increased from $7.50 to $7.75 per hour. Credit for tips may not exceed 40% of the applicable minimum wage. Michigan’s minimum wage also increased from $7.15 to $7.40. Tipped employees make $2.65 making the state tip credit $4.75. The […]