In Laverenz v. Pioneer Metal Finishing, LLC, plaintiff asserted claims on a collective basis under the FLSA alleging the defendant’s practices violated the FLSA. 

In November 2024, California voters will decide whether to raise the minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026 for all employers.

The full text of the proposition is available here. 

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking certain wage rules adopted by the Department of Labor (DOL) that had expanded coverage of the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA). 

The director of California’s Department of Finance has certified that the state’s minimum wage will increase from $16 per hour to $16.50 per hour for all employers as of January 1, 2025.

On July 10, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an Opinion in Cariene Cadena v. Customer Connexx LLC reversing the U.S.

In 2020, the California voters passed Proposition 22 (Prop 22). Prop 22 allows for the classification of app-based drivers (who meet certain conditions) as independent contractors rather than employees. As a result, many app-based drivers (implicated by Prop 22) are not covered by California's workers' compensation laws because such laws apply to employees and not independent contractors.

The city of Renton, Washington, finalized rules to implement Initiative 23-02 on May 31, 2024. The initiative was approved by Renton voters in February 2024 and codified within Chapter 5-28 and Section 5-5-4 of the Renton Municipal Code (the Ordinance).

The recent passage of the New York state budget brought with it a range of employment-related developments, as well as the notable omission of an expected change. These include the following: