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Wage Payment
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Wage & Hour Insights
Illinois Becomes Latest State to Crack Down on Pay Card Abuses
A few weeks ago, a reader e-mailed me a question about her son: I’m trying to find out if my son can demand payment by check or direct deposit. He…
Employment Law Worldview
New York Employers: All Employees Must Sign Pay Rate Acknowledgments in January
By Meghan Hill, Lew Clark
An easy, but forgettable, compliance action occurs every January for New York employers – pay rate acknowledgements for current employees. The New York Wage Theft Protection Act [pdf], which took…
Global Workplace Insider
Wage Protection System – United Arab Emirates
By Helen Perrin
In line with the labour markets of other GCC states (Wage Protection System - Saudi Arabia) the UAE Ministry of Labour (Ministry) has introduced an electronic transfer system called the…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Payroll Debit Cards: Paperless Problem Solver or Putative (Class Action) Pitfall?
Authored by Caitlin Ladd Are you paying employees by way of payroll cards? Are you considering implementing a payroll card program? As this payroll practice becomes more prevalent, legislators and…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
SPECIAL POST FOR MASSACHUSETTS EMPLOYERS: PAYMENT OF WAGES WHILE ON LOCK DOWN
Authored by Barry Miller Employers in metro Boston awoke on Friday morning to an unprecedented lock down, with Commonwealth and city officials asking business to remain closed and individuals to…
China Law Update Blog
Employers Beware-Newly Issued Judicial Interpretation Resolves Ambiguity Under The Criminal Law For Failure To Pay Wages
By Russell Leu Employers in China who intentionally default on making payment to their workers beware. It is no coincidence that China's People's Supreme Court issued a Judicial Interpretation on…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
New Jersey Introduces Bill Enhancing Penalties For Failure To Pay Wages
On December 6, 2012, New Jersey Assembly Bill 3581 was introduced and referred to the Assembly Budget Committee. The Bill would amend New Jersey’s current statute concerning enforcement, penalties and…
California Employment Law Report
When Does An Employer Have To Pay Wages?
I remember working odd summer jobs during college to pay the rent so that I did not have to move home. I was just thinking about one employer I worked…
Immigration Blog
Technology Company to Pay More Than $740,000 in Back Wages to H-1B Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has announced that Semafor Technologies LLC in Norcross, Georgia, has agreed to pay 73 employees $741,288 in back wages following…
Minnesota Employer
Can Employers in Minnesota Pay Wages With Payroll Card Accounts?
Yes. A payroll card account is an account to which an employer can electronically transfer funds and the employee can access the funds using a card similar to a debit…