Thursday, January 10th, 2008

9th Cir: Today’s Employment Opinions

ERISA preemption of municipal regulation of “health care expenditures”:  After the District Court enjoined the implementation of San Francisco’s ordinance requiring larger private employers to make provide health care expenditures, the Court of Appeals has now stayed that injunction and issued a lengthy opinion (35 pages) holding that the City and the union intervenors have “a probability, […]

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Alaska Legislature: Bill to Raise State Minimum Wage

The only pre-filed bill in the Second Session of the 25th Legislature that would significantly effect employment law is SB 187, which would increase the state minimum wage.  
SB 187 provides:
The minimum wage under this subsection is the greater of (1) $1 more an hour than the federal minimum wage; or (2) $8.00 an hour as […]