Minimum wage is a popular topic these days. Check out our SlideShare to understand how these trends could be affecting your labor law compliance program.

1. MINIMUM
WAGE LAWS
5 Trends Affecting Your Labor Law
Compliance Program
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When we think of minimum
wage workers, we may
envision them as teenagers
or young adults working
part-time, living at home,
etc.
However, the minimum
wage worker has changed
over the years.
See the stats to the right to
understand who they are
today.
1. THE CHANGING MINIMUM WAGE
WORKER
Nearly 50% are under the
age of 25
62.8% are women
76.3% are Caucasian
23.1% don’t have a high
school diploma
65% work part-time
47% live in the South
65% are service workers, 50%
of which work in food
preparation and serving-
related industries
2015 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Study: http://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-are-characteristics-minimum-wage-workers

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2. INCREASE IN CITY AND COUNTY
MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
Wages are changing to account for living factors specific to the county
or city. Also, local jurisdictions can pass and update laws at a quicker
pace due to inaction at the federal level.
32 6cities have minimum
wage laws
counties have
minimum wage laws

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3. INCREASE IN
STATE PREEMPTION
LAWS
Multiple jurisdiction minimum wage
requirements (federal, state, county and city)
create confusion for employers.
Risk of financial burden on employers, which
could result in closing or moving locations
WHY ARE WE SEEING THIS TREND?

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W H Y $ 1 5 ?
$15 an hour for a full-time worker – working 40 hours per week – earns
about $30,000 annually, which is just shy from the U.S. poverty threshold
of $34,000 a year.
W H A T I S I T ?
A global movement in more than 300 cities worldwide to increase
minimum wage to $15. Here in the U.S., action has raised wages for 22
million workers, 10 million of which are on their way to earning a $15 rate
W H E R E I S T H I S H A P P E N I N G ?
Jurisdictions moving toward a $15 minimum wage include: New York (by
2021), California and Minneapolis, MN (by 2022), Seattle (currently), New
York City and Sunnyvale, CA (by 2018).
4. THE MOVE TO A $15 RATE

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Monitor the
latest federal,
state, county
and city rates
Y O U H A V E T O . . .
Determine
which rate
applies to
each location
Sift through
news alerts,
blogs and
agency
websites
Consult
with legal
counsel
5. MINIMUM WAGE RATE MANAGEMENT
IS MORE COMPLEX

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How Do You
Manage
the Data?

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GovDocs Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Tracking. Simplified.
Upload your location list and answer a few questions
to determine applicable minimum wage rates
Access state – as well as their respective county and
city – wage rates from an interactive map
Explore detailed wage pages to learn more about a
jurisdiction’s minimum wage laws
Receive and review notifications of new and updated
wage rates and legislation
H E R E ' S H O W I T W O R K S :

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