Mims Distributing Company, Inc. has been ordered to pay $50,000 in order to resolve a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Christopher Alston, a practicing Rastafarian, applied for a job as a delivery driver with Mims. Alston was told that he could have the job if he cut his hair. Alston informed […]
Berkley and Sunnyvale are among the Cities in the U.S. who recently enacted new minimum wage ordinances. Berkeley Minimum Wage Berkeley, California increased its minimum wage rate to $10.00 per hour effective October 1, 2014. The Berkeley Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) includes planned increases to the minimum wage rate in 2015 and 2016. Effective […]
Albuquerque increased its 2015 minimum wage rate to $8.75 effective January 1, 2015. [wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””] The City launched its Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance in 2007 and indexes the minimum wage rate to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each year to compensate for the cost of living. The 2014 CPI report identified a […]
New York State’s minimum wage increases to $8.75 per hour effective December 31, 2014. The New York minimum wage for 2015 is the second step toward a $9.00 minimum wage for 2016. The $8.75 minimum wage rate for 2015 is a 75-cent increase over the 2014 rate of $8.00. The New York State legislature recently […]