Showing 3 posts from October 2017.

Florida Increasing State Minimum Wage by Two Percent

October 19, 2017 by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

While advocates across the country continue to demand states increase their minimum wage to $15.00 per hour, Florida decided to forgo large scale reform and increase its minimum wage by only two percent.  Effective January 1, 2018, Florida’s minimum wage will increase by 15 cents from $8.10 to $8.25 per hour.  Florida’s minimum wage for tipped employees will also increase by 15 cents from $5.08 to $5.23 per hour. To put this in perspective, a year earlier, Florida increased its minimum wage by five cents from $8.05 to $8.10 per hour, while tipped employees received an increase from $5.03 to $5.08 per hour. More ›

Implementing a Policy Review to Ensure You Are Protected Under The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Part 2: How to Conduct Your Policy Review

October 13, 2017 by Ambrose V. McCall

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) and situations that are readily prohibited by the CFAA, such as when current or former employees gain access to an employer's databases or files to harm the employer or damage its business contacts. We also discussed how a policy review could be beneficial for your workplace. In Part 2, we will discuss how to conduct your policy review and questions you should consider throughout the review in more detail here. More ›

Implementing a Policy Review to Ensure You Are Protected Under The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Part 1: Why You Should Conduct a Policy Review

October 10, 2017 by Ambrose V. McCall

Ambrose McCall will be presenting "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Navigating the New Normal of Workplace Technology and Cybersecurity" on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at the 22nd Annual Labor & Employment Seminar. This year's Seminar will be held at the Hilton Chicago-Northbrook in Northbrook, Illinois. Please visit our website for more details. More ›

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