The minimum wage for Minnesota employees will take another jump effective January 1, 2019. For large employers (any enterprise with an annual gross revenue of $500,000.00 or more), the minimum wage will increase from $9.65 to $9.86 per hour. For small employers (any...
The much-anticipated new overtime rules have been issued by the United States Department of Labor. The new rules will go into effect December 1, 2016 so employers will have until then to prepare.The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has published an...
Note: the DOL's rules have been tempoarily blocked by an injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas. For more information about that case, please see New Overtime Rule BLOCKED by Texas Court.The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed changes to the nation's overtime...
A Fargo, ND hotelier with a property in Alexandria, MN will pay nearly $200,000.00 to settle a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Labor (see Court Orders Hotel Owner to Pay More than $180K in Back Wages, Damages to 200 Workers Across North Dakota, Montana and...
Tom Jacobson at Rep. Mike Oxley's desk (1987).During my final semester at the University of North Dakota, I was lucky enough to land an internship on Capitol Hill. It was a remarkable experience.I was assigned to work with the press secretary for Rep. Mike Oxley from...
