Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.15 $7.25   July 2009 (Same as Federal) 40 External Links Pennsylvania Department of Labor Website: http://www.dli.state.pa.us/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.95 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: Premium pay required after 10 hours a day in nonfarm canneries, driers, or packing plants and in mills, factories or manufacturing establishments (excluding sawmills, planning mills, shingle mills, and logging camps). Beginning January 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, the rate will ...

Overview Applies to: Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Employers of ten or more full time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees. $5.85 $6.55 $7.25 07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) All other employers.   $2.00 ...

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.00 (Same as Federal) 40 External Links Ohio Department of Labor Website: http://www.com.ohio.gov/laws/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $5.85 $6.55 $7.25   07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) 40 External Links North Dakota Department of Labor Website: http://www.nd.gov/labor/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $6.15 $6.55 $7.25   07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: Premium pay is required after 45 hours a week in seasonal amusements or recreational establishments. External Links North Carolina Department of Labor Website: http://www.nclabor.com/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.15 $7.25   07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: The New York minimum wage is automatically replaced with the Federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum. External Links New York Department of Labor Website: http://www.labor.state.ny.us/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $6.50 $7.50   01/01/2009 (Same as Federal) 40 External Links New Mexico Department of Labor Website: http://www.dws.state.nm.us/

Practical Advice on ADA Compliance ● Remember that the law contemplates an interactive process between the employee and employer following a request for a job accommodation because of a health condition. ● The focus of the conversation should initially be on the job performance, and the employer should be asking how he/she could help the employee perform. ● If a simple ...

In developing a Workplace Investigation Plan, at a minimum, the employer should: 1. Identify all potential witnesses ● Take the Complaint - Why, where, who, witnesses, documentation - Explain limited confidentiality - Explain no retaliation - Be objective, not judgmental - Communicate a realistic timetable - Do not promise complete confidentiality - Consider interim protective measures if necessary - Instill confidence ...

Q. If, for pregnancy-related reasons, an employee is unable to perform the functions of her job, does the employer have to provide an alternative job? A. An employer is required to treat an employee temporarily unable to perform the functions of the job (because of her pregnancy-related condition) in the same manner as it treats other temporarily disabled employees, whether by ...

Records must disclose the following: 1. Basic payroll and identifying employee data, including name, address, and occupation; rate or basis of pay and terms of compensation; daily and weekly hours worked per pay period; additions to or deductions from wages; and total compensation paid. 2. Dates FMLA leave is taken by FMLA-eligible employees (e.g., available from time records, requests for leave, ...

Employees vs. Independent Contractors The 20 Factors of the Common Law Test 1. Instructions: Employees. An employee is required to comply with instruction about when, where, and how to work. Even if no instructions are given, the control factor is present if the employer has the right to give instructions. Independent Contractor (“IC’s”). IC’s determine on their own on how ...

Elements of an Anti-Harassment Policy & Complaint Procedure An anti-harassment policy and complaint procedure should contain, at a minimum, the following elements: A clear explanation of prohibited conduct; Assurance that employees who make complaints of harassment or provide information related to such complaints will be protected against retaliation; A clearly described complaint process that provides accessible avenues of complaint; Assurance ...

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $7.15 $7.25   07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) 40 External Links New Jersey Department of Labor Website: http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/index.shtml

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $6.50 $7.25   09/01/2008 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: The New Hampshire minimum wage is automatically replaced with the Federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum. External Links New Hampshire Department of Labor Website: http://www.labor.state.nh.us/

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $6.33 8 40 More Info: The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employees who are compensated at not less than one and one-half times the minimum rate or to employees of enterprises having a gross annual sales volume of ...

Overview Applies to: Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) $5.85 $6.55 $7.25 07/24/2008 07/24/2009 (Same as Federal) (Same as Federal) External Links Nebraska Department of Labor Website: http://www.dol.state.ne.us/

Overview Applies to: Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Future Effective Date Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Except businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less $6.25 $6.55 $4.00 07/24/2008 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: Minimum wage is subject to a cost of living adjustment done by September 30 of each year and effective on January 1 of ...

Overview Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) Premium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly $6.65 (Same as Federal) 40 More Info: In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000. Premium pay required after 52 hours in seasonal amusement ...