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Both an increase in the Missouri minimum wage and a business tax cut have resulted due to laws passed years ago that either had provisions for inflation or effective dates that were to be phased-in. On Jan. 1, the state minimum hourly wage increased from $7.35 to $7.50. Missouri is one of 20 states in the country with a minimum…
Minimum wage earners in Missouri and other states across the U.S. received an increase in hourly income in the new year. Starting in 2014, Missouri increased its minimum wage from $7.35 an hour to $7.50. The increase was not mandated by federal wage law, but 13 states across the country, including Missouri, chose to act independently to give their low…
Some states may be poised to consider raising their minimum wages in the aftermath of California making the decision to hike its own minimum wage to $10 by the year 2016. At least eight states are contemplating raising their minimum wages. Missouri currently indexes its minimum wage to allow for automatic increases. The index system previously was approved by voters.…
Many Missouri restaurants may no longer add gratuities to the checks presented to large parties after the Internal Revenue Service announced that they are changing the way these tips will be classified. Wait staff are responsible for reporting tips which are built into the bill under current wage laws, but the new rules would classify them as taxable service charges.…
Kansas City fast food chains were protested in the second one-day work action in under a month. McDonald’s and Church’s Chicken locations were targeted by protesters, who claimed that although the chains followed wage laws, they were not paying their workers enough. Their action was part of a demand for higher pay and to have the right to unionize without…
In Missouri, wage laws allow for an adjustment of the minimum wage every year based upon current rates of inflation. As such, a report that was released on Aug. 15 shows that the minimum wage should increase by 15 cents on Jan. 1, 2014, making the state’s new minimum hourly rate $7.50 per hour. The annual increase in the state’s…
Three former Missouri police officers are suing the city of Potosi for several violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The officers have joined together in a class action lawsuit and are asking for $500,000 from the city. In addition to the city, the lawsuit names the police chief, the mayor and several aldermen. According to the lawsuit, the city…
On July 24, President Obama spoke in favor of increasing the minimum wage for employees. His call was echoed by employee advocates in Kansas City. Minimum wage laws provide that the federal minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, which works out to about $15,000 per year for full-time employees. In Missouri, the minimum wage is only slightly higher, at…
Dollar General facing labor law suit National small box retailer Dollar General has found itself as the defendant in a lawsuit over unfair labor practices. The company, which has a handbook that mentions how violations of wage laws, such as working off the clock, can lead to termination, allegedly makes it a common practice to have managers and other “key…
Missouri residents may be interested in sheltered workshops and the wages that they pay their employees. Sheltered workshops are non-profit organizations that provide jobs to disabled and handicapped workers. However, many of these workshops pay far less than minimum wage and do so without violating wage laws. One of these is Goodwill Industries, where some employees make as little as…