6 States Boost Minimum Wage
November 08, 2006—Voters in six states have approved proposals that raise their state's minimum wage and tie it to changes in inflation, according to several media outlets.
6 States to Vote on Minimum Wage in November
October 25, 2006—Senator Edward Kennedy and former Senator John Edwards are trying to build support for 6 state ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage.
Would Minimum Wage Bill Shortchange Tipped Employees?
August 03, 2006—Democrats are voicing concern over a provision in a House-approved minimum wage bill that they say would force states to allow employers with tipped employees to count employees' tips toward the minimum wage, the Los Angeles Time reports.
Wage & Hour Complaints and Investigations—News—Nevada
Janitorial Firm Pays $1.9M in Back Wages
August 31, 2004—A company that employs janitors who clean Target stores in California, Arizona,
Nevada, Texas, and New Mexico has agreed to pay $1.9 million in back wages
to 775 employees to settle allegations that the company violated the overtime
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Wage & Hour Complaints and Investigations—News—Nevada
Las Vegas Cable Installers Receive $141K in Back OT
May 20, 2004—MC Communications, Inc., a Las Vegas cable television installation contractor,
has paid $141,495 in back wages to 181 employees to settle allegations that
the company miscalculated overtime by failing to include production bonuses
in overtime calculations.
$7.3 Million Judgment Against Principals of Employers Mutual
October 17, 2003—A federal court in Reno, Nevada has entered a default judgment requiring the
principals of Carson City-based Employers Mutual LLC and affiliated companies
to pay $7.3 million in losses suffered by health plans operated by the corporation.
FMLA Applies to State Employees, High Court Rules
May 28, 2003—The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on May 27 that state-government workers may sue for
damages if denied unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. For the nearly 5 million people employed by state governments, the ruling means they have the same rights as private-sector employees under the 1993 law.
West with Highest Unemployment in December
January 31, 2003—Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable in December. Among the four regions, the Midwest had the lowest unemployment rate in December, while the West continued to report the highest rate, 6.3 percent.
Mississippi, Nevada Lead Nation in Hotel Job Growth
September 06, 2002— Hotel employment, which rose by 16 percent nationwide during the 1990s, more than tripled in Mississippi during the same period, making Mississippi the nation's leader in the rate of new hotel job growth, according to a new study from the AFL-CIO's Working for America Institute.
