On March 14, 2025, President Trump rescinded a Biden-era executive order that had required certain federal construction and service contractors to pay an elevated minimum wage that increased annually, most recently set at $17.75 per hour in 2025. President Trump’s Executive Order 14236, Additional Rescissions of Harmful … Read more
Attorney Lauren DiMartino, along with co-counsel Jim Ray of The Ray Legal Group, petitioned the Supreme Court of Maryland to bypass the Appellate Court to hear a case involving Maryland’s HOME Act. Lauren and Jim represent Katrina Hare, a participant in the Housing Choice voucher program that provides rental subsidy vouchers to low-income individuals. In … Read more
Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been fixed at $7.25 per hour, with no adjustments for inflation. Over that same period, the value of the dollar has fallen by roughly 17%, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Because of this, many politicians and policy wonks argue that the minimum wage is no longer a … Read more
On November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) did not have the authority to issue a regulation earlier this year that significantly increased the minimum salary levels required for professional, administrative, and executive employees to be exempt from overtime (State of Texas v. DOL, ED … Read more
The cities of Renton, Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila recently announced their new minimum wage rates that go into effect on January 1, 2025. Unincorporated King County has not yet announced its new minimum wage rate, but we will keep members informed when the new rate is released. Renton … Read more