You could be one of the workers benefiting from expanded paid family leave or overtime pay policies.
In California, some businesses may have to take a hard look at which workers count as full-time employees and who’s an independent contractor.
Some of the new laws grapple with emerging trends: the growing “gig economy” and the spreading legalization of marijuana. Others are boosting pay as many workers live paycheck to paycheck.The minimum wage is going up in 22 states Minimum wages are scheduled to increase in 22 states between late 2019 and the start of 2020, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.The changes range from Florida’s 10-cent adjustment for inflation to a $1.
Beginning in January, workers making up to $684 a week can get paid time-and-a-half pay for work over 40 hours. Before the rule change, workers became eligible for overtime pay if they made $455 or less. Washington’s law offers a 12-week maximum of paid leave for bonding with a new baby or caring for a family member. Washington D.C.’s law offers eight weeks for parental leave, six for family care and two weeks for someone caring for their own serious medical condition.
If the law withstands the court challenges and ballot measures, Assembly Bill 5 could help usher in similar laws in other states, said Jay Jamrog, co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity, a research organization with a range of blue chip companies as members. As the new laws take effect, there are also new protections for worker’s off-duty marijuana use, according to Littler Mendelson, a law firm representing employers. Despite the added protections, employers don’t have to tolerate workers who are under the influence of marijuana on the job. They can still discipline or fire the worker, the firm noted.
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