Compliance Stuff

Congressional Hearing Held on the Future of Wage Laws On March 25, the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), held a hearing on “The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FLSA’s Effectiveness, Challenges, and Opportunities” to examine reforms needed to modernize the Fair Labor Standards Act. Chair Mackenzie addressed many reforms needed to modernize the FLSA, including changes to the methodology for overtime regular rate calculations, the definition of compensable time, and how employee status and independent contractor status should be clearly defined under the common law standard. Read  here  for additional information and a recap of the hearing. New OFCCP Director Appointed  On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor  announced  Catherine Eschbach as the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The director’s appointment comes two months after  President Trump rescinded Execut...

An advocacy organization recently submitted signatures to put forth a ballot measure to raise the state minimum wage to $18 per hour. Arizona voters will decide a separate ballot measure to alter way the minimum wage is calculated for tipped workers. If passed by voters, both measures would take effect immediately. Arizona voters appear poised to decide on two wage increases via voter ballot initiatives in November. Raise the Wage Arizona, an advocacy group that supports a higher minimum wage, proposed a ballot measure that would increase the state minimum wage from $14.35 to $18 per hour by 2026, and continue to raise the minimum wage based on the consumer price index. If enough signatures are verified, this measure will appear on the ballot on November 5, 2024. Another measure has already been approved for the November ballot. If passed, it will allow employers in Arizona to pay tipped workers $10.76 per hour (or 25 percent less than the minimum wage), as long as the workers earn at...