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Mexico Imposes Hefty New Penalties for Excessive Work Hours: 3 Things Employers Need to Know

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Employers doing business in Mexico should understand significant new consequences for requiring employees to work excessive hours. Specifically, Mexico’s Human Trafficking Law — which aims to protect certain disadvantaged...more

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California Employers Face Criminal Liability for Intentional Unpaid Wages Under Newly Signed Law

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California Governor Newsom signed into law yesterday a bill which makes intentional “wage theft” by employers a form of grand theft and thus a felony in the state of California. AB 1003 obviously ups the ante for employers...more

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Minneapolis Enacts ‘Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance’ On Heels Of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Legislation

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On January 1, 2020, the newly passed Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance will go into effect in the City of Minneapolis. The Ordinance largely incorporates the State of Minnesota’s wage theft legislation (Minnesota Wage Theft...more

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New Jersey Increases An Employer’s Liability Under Wage Laws

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Earlier this month New Jersey enacted the comprehensive Anti-Wage Theft Law (the “Act”), which amends certain critical provisions in New Jersey’s existing Wage Payment Law, the Wage Collection Law, and the Wage and Hour Law...more

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New Jersey Law Bolsters Penalties For Wage Theft

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New Jersey employers face heightened risks and consequences for non-payment of wages, or wage theft, with the new Wage Theft Law (WTL). Signed on August 6, 2019, the new law adds protections for retaliation claims, increases...more

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New Jersey's Recent Wage Theft Law May Be a Trap for the Unwary Employer

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On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Laws to strengthen its Wage Theft Law substantially expanding civil and criminal penalties for the nonpayment of wages and acts of retaliation. Of concern to employers...more

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New Jersey Wage Theft Act Beefs Up Penalties On Employers—A Lot!

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The State of New Jersey has passed several laws in the wage-hour area that are definitely pro-employee, to say the least. The latest effort on this front is something quite special, or onerous, depending on which side you...more

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Heads Up New Jersey Employers - Huge Penalties Under NJ’s New "Wage Theft" Law

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On August 6, 2019, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed a bill (S-1790) imposing tougher penalties for "wage theft." The law significantly increases penalties for employers, including potential imprisonment for employers who...more

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New Jersey Passes the Broadest Wage Theft Law in Country With Dire Consequences for Employers

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On the heels of the broadest Pay Equity law in the country, New Jersey has just passed the broadest wage theft law in the country, which is certain to lead to increased litigation. Unwary employers may not only be facing...more

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Minnesota Wage Theft Law Update

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Minnesota’s wage theft law, which largely went into effect on July 1, 2019, created new documentation and recordkeeping requirements for employers, including a required written notice that must be distributed to employees and...more

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Colorado Employers Face New Employment Laws

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With Colorado’s return to one-party control, Colorado employers face a spate of new employment laws. Employers in Colorado should review their practices, policies, and procedures to ensure that they are in compliance with...more

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Amendments To Colorado Wage Act Increase Employers’ Exposure To Criminal And Civil Personal Liability

The Legislature was busy this year, passing a variety of bills that will affect Colorado employers. House Bill 19-1267, entitled Penalties for Failure to Pay Wages, amends the Colorado Wage Act in ways that could be...more

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Colorado Employers Face Tougher Criminal Penalties For “Wage Theft”

Signed into law on May 16, 2019, by Governor Polis, Colorado employers will soon be at risk of a felony conviction and incarceration for “wage theft.” The new law is an express recognition of labor as a thing of value that...more

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What A Difference An Election Makes: Colorado Passes Slate Of New Employment Laws

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The 2018 Colorado state elections resulted in a Democratic House, Senate, and governor, smoothing the way for the 2019 legislature to pass six new employment bills. Some of these pieces of legislation had been proposed in...more

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New Colorado Law Will Soon Criminalize Wage Violations

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Under a new law signed by Governor Jared Polis on May 16th, 2019, Colorado employers will soon face potential criminal charges for failure to pay wages. Once the new law takes effect on January 1, 2020, you will need to ramp...more

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"Wage Theft"/"Wage Recovery" Bills Introduced

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Pending proposals would radically transform the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the related federal Portal-to-Portal Act.  Entitled the "Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act" in both the House (H.R. 3467) and the...more

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