Compliance
Minimum wage goes up in multiple states, cities and counties on July 1
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC are among those enacting a higher minimum wage this summer.
Labor
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: Department of Labor announces expanded opinion letter program
The enhanced program likely means Trump’s DOL will issue more opinion letters than the Biden administration.
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: The Department of Labor revisits Biden-era overtime rule
A rule that raised the threshold for white-collar workers to qualify for overtime looks unlikely to survive under the Trump administration.
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: NLRB lacks a quorum, again, as Supreme Court stays Gwynne Wilcox’s reinstatement
Without a quorum, the NLRB is unable to issue decisions, and many of the Biden-era policies the acting general counsel has targeted remain in place.
HR Strategy
Employee confidence is low amid economic uncertainty—here’s how HR can help
Less than half of employees (45.2%) are confident in the business health of their employers, according to Glassdoor.
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: Trump ends collective bargaining for over 1 million federal workers
The National Treasury Employees Union sued to block the executive order on Mar. 31, arguing the president overstepped his authority.
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