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Protected Categories Added to Revised Colorado Anti-Discrimination Poster
June 19th, 2008Sexual orientation has been added as a category that is protected from discrimination in the areas of housing and public accommodations in a revised mandatory labor law poster issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.
Sexual orientation was already included as a protected category in the area of employment on the previous anti-discrimination poster.
In addition, “retaliation for engaging in protected activity” has been added as a protected category in all three areas (employment, housing and public accommodation) on the revised poster.
Revised Nevada Labor Law Poster Includes Increase in Minimum Wage
June 19th, 2008An increase in Nevada’s minimum wage to $5.85 per hour with health benefits or $6.85 without health benefits, effective July 1, 2008, is included in a revised mandatory labor law poster issued by the state’s Labor Commissioner’s office.
The changes in the “Rules to be Observed by Employers” poster reflect an annual increase in Nevada’s minimum wage rate that is recalculated each year on July 1. The previous minimum wage rates were $5.30 per hour with health benefits and $6.33 without health benefits.
New Minimum Wage Rate Included in Revised Maine Labor Law Poster
June 19th, 2008An increase in Maine’s minimum wage from $7.00 per hour to $7.25 per hour, effective Oct. 1, 2008, is included in a revised mandatory labor law poster issued by the state’s Department of Labor.
Another increase in Maine’s minimum wage – to $7.50 per hour on Oct. 1, 2009 – is also included on the required poster.
In addition, two categories have been eliminated from a section of the poster that lists those employees who are exempt from minimum wage and overtime provisions of the law. These changes go into effect on July 17, 2008.
Employees in domestic service in private homes, if they are employed by the resident or family of the resident, are no longer exempt from the state’s minimum wage and overtime requirements.
Those employed by public-supported nonprofit organizations or educational nonprofit organizations are also no longer exempt from being paid the minimum wage and overtime.
Employees of hotels, motels, restaurants and other eating establishment are no longer exempt from overtime.
New Minimum Wage Rates Included on Revised Illinois Labor Law Poster
June 19th, 2008Illinois has issued a revised labor law poster that includes an increase in the state’s minimum wage from $7.50 per hour to $7.75 per hour, effective July 1, 2008.
The new rate was not on the previous minimum wage poster, although there was a sentence explaining future increases. A sentence stating that the Illinois minimum wage will increase by another 25 cents per hour on July 1, 2009 and 2010 is on the revised poster.
The minimum wage rates as of July 1, 2008 for those under 18 years of age ($7.25 per hour or $4.35 per hour with tips) are listed on the revised poster. Those new rates were not on the previous poster and there was no information about them.
The new minimum wage rate with a 40 percent tip credit ($4.65 per hour as of July 1, 2008) is also included on the revised poster.
