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California Increases State Minimum Wage (UPDATED)

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The State of California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $16.50 per hour (an increase of $0.50 from the current minimum wage of $16.00), on January 1, 2025. The state minimum wage will apply to all employers, regardless...more

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South Carolina Enacts Earned Wage Access Legislation Requiring Registration, Exempting the Product from Lending Laws

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On May 21, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the Earned Wage Access Services Act (the “Act”), which will require earned wage access (“EWA”) providers to register annually with the state’s Department...more

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CFPB Issues Letter Supporting California DFPI’s Proposed Classification of EWAs as Loans and Promises Guidance as to Federal...

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In March 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) proposed new regulations under the California Financing Law that would update the definition of loan to include what it dubs as...more

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New York DOL Challenges Rescindment of Payroll Debit Card and Direct Deposit Regulations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York Department of Labor has mounted a challenge to the successful appeal of its promulgated regulations governing payment to employees via payroll debit cards and direct deposit. The regulations...more

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New York State Industrial Board of Appeals Invalidates New Regulation Governing Payment of Wages by Direct Deposit or Debit Card

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On February 16, 2017, the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals (“IBA”) issued an order revoking changes to New York State’s regulation governing employers that pay their employees by direct deposit or debit card. This...more

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Government Contracts Increasingly Further Labor-Policy Goals

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This past year, the federal government implemented a variety of rules requiring that its contractors meet certain fair-labor requirements. For example, a federal rule finalized in September requires federal contractors to...more

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New York Publishes Final Rules on Wage Payment Methods

On September 7, 2016, the New York State Department of Labor published final regulations on the methods by which employees must be paid, including with respect to direct deposit of wages and payroll debit cards.  The...more

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