Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Increasing California’s Minimum Wage by Jolene Konnersman, Amr Shabaik Posted on jdsupra.com
On September 25, 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill (AB 10) that will raise California’s minimum wage to $10 per hour by January 1, 2016. The legislation will gradually raise the current minimum wage rate of $8 per hour to $9 per hour on July 1, 2014, and to $10 per hour on January 1, 2016. The increase is the first to California’s minimum hourly wage in six years…. [ Read More ]New Immigration Reform Bill Introduced in United States Legislature by Jessica T. Cook Posted on jdsupra.com
On October 2, 2013, members of the Democratic Political Party in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 15, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act”. H.R. 15 is a comprehensive immigration reform bill mirrored after the U.S. Senate’s immigration reform bill S. 744, which passed the U.S. Senate in June with a bipartisan vote of 68 to 32….[ Read more ]
Infosys Makes $35 Million Provision to Settle Visa Case in U.S. by Kartikay Mehrotra Posted on Bloomberg.com
Infosys Ltd. (INFO), India’s second-largest software exporter, reserved $35 million for a potential settlement tied to a U.S. probe into the company’s use of visas. The company is “engaged in discussions” to reach a civil resolution with the U.S. Attorney’s office which is investigating compliance with visa laws, Bangalore-based Infosys said in an e-mailed statement. The company declined to elaborate on the talks, which it said are continuing…. [ Read More ]Employer Entitled to Attorney’s Fees Only if Employee Acts in Bad Faith by Kelly Scott Posted on jdsupra.com
Governor Brown has signed Senate Bill 462 amending Labor Code Section 218.5 to state that, in an action brought for the non-payment of wages, fringe benefits or health and welfare or pension fund contributions, a prevailing employer may only be awarded attorney’s fees … [ Read More ]Related Events
