December 2024

 

Alaska Votes to Increase Minimum Wage

12/05/24

Alaska voters have approved Ballot Measure No. 1, which increases the state’s minimum wage incrementally. The current minimum wage in Alaska is $11.73 per hour and according to the Alaska Department of Labor website, it will increase to $11.91 on Jan. 1, 2025.  
Tuesday, December 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (172)/Comments (0)/

Alaska Bars Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters

12/05/24

Alaska voters have approved a ballot measure that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees because they refuse to attend an employer-sponsored mandatory meeting that communicates the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters. The changes take effect July 1, 2025.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (225)/Comments (0)/

Alaska Updates Regulations on Board and Lodging Deductions

08/03/23

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) has issued updated regulations detailing how employers may deduct the reasonable cost of board and lodging for employees from the state minimum wage. These regulations are effective July 28, 2023.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (3593)/Comments (0)/

Alaska eliminates minimum wage exception for workers with disabilities

10/06/22

Alaska has enacted Senate Bill 185 (SB 185) which eliminates the use of the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities.  SB 185 is effective Dec. 12, 2022.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (4215)/Comments (0)/

Alaska Repeals Subminimum Wage

02/15/18

Effective February 16, 2018, Alaska employees with disabilities must be paid at least the Alaska minimum wage, which is currently $9.84 per hour.

Thursday, February 15, 2018/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10431)/Comments (0)/

Minimum Wage Update for Missouri and Minimum Salary Threshold Update for Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine and New York

12/21/17

In addition to the states identified in the December 14, 2017, Insights & Solution newsletter, Missouri will see an increase to its minimum wage come January 1, 2018. Alaska, California, Colorado, New York and Maine will also see increases to the minimum salary threshold for employee exemptions.  
Tuesday, December 19, 2017/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (10512)/Comments (0)/

Ninth Circuit Holds Mortgage Underwriters are Non-Exempt and Must be Paid Overtime

8/17/17

According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the mortgage underwriters in the matter of McKeen-Chaplin v. Provident Savings Bank do not qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) administrative exemption and must be paid overtime. The Court’s ruling serves as a reminder of the importance of an employee’s primary duties in determining the application of an exemption.  
Thursday, August 17, 2017/Author: Taneil Jaeger/Number of views (8893)/Comments (0)/

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