United States: Higher Chicago Minimum Wage Takes Effect July 1, 2015

Phillip Schreiber is a Partner and Adam Young an Associate in our Chicago office.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Chicago’s minimum wage will increase to $10.00 per hour beginning July 1, 2015.
This is the first of a series of annual tiered minimum wage increases that will extend through 2019.
Any employer who (1) maintains a business facility in Chicago or (2) is subject to Chicago licensing requirements is subject to Chicago’s minimum wage ordinance.

Beginning July 1, 2015, Chicago’s minimum wage will […]

By | May 7th, 2015 ||

United States: DOL And DHS Issue Interim Final Rule For H-2B Visa Program

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor have jointly announced a new interim final rule governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment under the H-2B visa category. The new rule comes in response to a federal court decision1 that held the Department of Labor lacked authority to implement the 2008 regulations previously used to certify H-2B temporary labor certifications. That court had […]

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Canada: Bill 42 And The Administrative Reorganization Of Labour Bodies

On April 15, 2015, the Government of Québec tabled Bill 42, introduced by the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, Mr. Sam Hamad. The Bill provides for the reorganization of certain labour-related institutions.

Entitled An Act to group the Commission de l’équité salariale, the Commission des normes du travail and the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail and to establish the Administrative Labour Tribunal, Bill 42 is part of the […]

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