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| State sees wage growth The Missoulian Montana's economy is on the up as the midpoint of the calendar year approaches, with wage and salary growth showing an average 11 percent gain statewide since November of last year. The Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Incentives target high-wage jobs Fort Wayne Journal Gazette In fact, wage decline has been cited by numerous experts as one of the major issues facing the local economy. That is why the grants focus so heavily on high-paying jobs, according to Mark Royse, deputy director for Allen County Community Development. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Supreme Court overrules Department of Labor's wage and hour decisions, but ... Zanesville Times Recorder Employers sometimes find themselves on the short end of the Department of Labor's wage and hour decisions, but in a recent case, the U.S. Supreme Court flipped the tables when the Court overruled the DOL's interpretation of its own rules. They found that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| California's wage-and-hour laws apply to everyone--even foreign-owned ... Business Management Daily The workers claim the company reneged on paying wages the company promised to them when they signed on and applied for visas. The company allegedly brought the workers to California, but paid them wages comparable to what they would have earned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Campaign for America's Future California Progress Report The report explores the connection between stagnant —and falling — wages, and it's central finding explodes the argument that raising the minimum wage will cause employers to stop hiring, and the hurt small businesses that opponents of a minimum wage ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| They're on the industrial wage -- but what exactly does that mean? Irish Independent But they have refused to say what the precise figure for their "average industrial wage" is. The term "average industrial wage" is no longer used by the Central Statistics Office due to the fact that more workers are now employed in services than manufacturing. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Warn bosses: Wage violations could mean personal liability–and they would ... Business Management Daily Want to stop supervisors who allow off-the-clock work or look the other way when employees work extra hours that should be paid overtime? Remind them that not only are their actions illegal under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but they may be held ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Delaney defends 10 per cent wage cut as act of leadership Irish Independent Delaney informed over 150 delegates at yesterday's FAI Annual General Meeting in Letterkenny of the voluntary cut which still leaves his wages at a hefty €360000, down from €431000 in 2010. He revealed too that the association is only paying interest on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| FOC Ladies Auxiliary Wage 'War on Coal' WVNS-TV The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary is raising awareness about coal at the Friends of Coal Auto Fair. The group has been set up at the Paul Cline Sports Memorial Complex since Tuesday, selling coal-themed trinkets to raise awareness about the resource, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| To win wage case, worker must do more than contest records Business Management Daily If you keep good records of the hours workers put in, chances are you'll be able to beat an employee's claim that he wasn't paid for all hours worked. He'll have to show some evidence that your records are wrong. Recent case: Christopher worked for UPS ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Your 2 Cents' Worth: Sunday, July 22, 2012 DesMoinesRegister.com The Scranton, Pa., mayor has cut city workers salaries across-the-board to minimum wage salaries. The Democrat mayor requested tax increases, but the City Council voted that down, thus the decrease in wages. Are you union workers listening? This is what ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Allen, Kaine, in first debate of fall election, wage partisan skirmish over ... Washington Post Allen, Kaine, in first debate of fall election, wage partisan skirmish over ... partisanship. ( Associated Press ) - Former Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, left, and former US Senator George Allen, right, listen to moderator Candy Crowley, center, during the Virginia ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New penalties under Texas wage-theft law? I heard it's now a criminal offense Business Management Daily In an attempt to reduce wage theft, the Texas Legislature altered the Texas Penal Code earlier this year. The new law—known as the Wage Theft Law—closed a loophole that allowed employers that failed to pay workers for their services and time to merely ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| State program helps Volusia/Flagler business grow Daytona Beach News-Journal It's a performance-based agreement that a company signs stating it will create a specific number of new Florida jobs over a certain period -- usually three to four years -- with an average annual wage at least 15 percent higher than the prevailing average wage ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Workers are working longer hours without overtime pay, health insurance or any ... Democratic Underground After years of massive layoffs and high rates of unemployment, wages and benefits are being cut from what used to be middle class jobs. On top of that, workers are working longer hours without overtime pay, health insurance or any retirement benefits. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Donna Halverson: Obama should listen to Lincoln's words La Crosse Tribune If he really is, perhaps he should heed these words by President Lincoln: "You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Peckham would provide better service with organized workers Lansing State Journal Michigan pays community rehab organizations to provide "supported employment" and "deviated wage" (low wage) positions to clients who experience "barriers to employment" — people with disabilities, ex-offenders, and refugees. Theoretically, rehab ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| California Supreme Court rules on handling meal and rest periods Business Management Daily Wage Order No. 5 subdivision 12 prescribes rest periods, while subdivision 11 (as well as section 512 of the Labor Code) prescribes meal periods. Employers that violate those requirements must pay premium wages. WHAT'S NEW: In April, the California ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Feds probe pay at restaurants in Los Angeles, San Francisco Business Management Daily The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced in April that it's cracking down on alleged restaurant-industry violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The initiative is intended to ensure ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 100 mind-blowing facts about the American economy Ninemsn In 1929 — the golden year before the Great Depression– 60% of American households earned a wage below what Brookings Institution economists classified as "sufficient to supply only basic necessities." Well over half the country lived in poverty, in other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Flexible' labour means 'cheap' labour Toronto Sun Perhaps Hudak dreams of a modern day Grapes of Wrath, where workers will shuffle from one low-wage, precarious job to another, competing with each other in a race to the bottom. This is what he means by "flexibility" and, just as it was in post-Depression ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Exotic dancers sue local strip club Pensacola Business Journal Two exotic dancers who used to work at a Pensacola strip club are suing the club's owners for supposed unpaid wages, saying they were wrongly classified as independent contractors and not employees of the club. Utahna Hughes and Jessica McClellan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Plant jobs likely to pay up to $21 an hour Quad City Times Part of the reason for the difference in pay has to do with state-mandated wage scales that require businesses to pay a certain wage minimum if they want to qualify for state incentives. It's a way to help ensure that tax dollars go to support decent-paying jobs. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Omar Farouq Brigade calls on Muslims to wage jihad in Syria - The ... By Karen Kaya & Bill Roggio A recently released jihadi video produced by the Saraqeb Media Office features a group that calls itself the 'Soldiers of the Omar Farouq Brigade in Syria' and urges Muslims to join the jihad against against embattled President Bashir al ... The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) | ||
| What Happened to the Wage and Productivity Link? By James Joyner What happened in 1970 to decouple wages and productivity? Outside the Beltway | ||
| The Effect of Raising the Minimum Wage: Is There a Market for Labor? By Rich One often hears the claim that raising the minimum wage will cause an increase in unemployment that will hurt those in the lowest income group rather than help them. This claim seems to be based on the textbook assumption that in the area ... Let's Talk Books And Politics | ||
| #RiseUpNY: July 24 Day of Action for Low Wage Workers | Occupy ... By National News Posted 3 hours ago on July 21, 2012, 6:38 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt. Where: Union Square, NYC When: Meet Up at 5PM More info: http://unitedny.org/ · RSVP on Facebook. Fight for better jobs, better wages, and the rights of all workers! Occupy Portland News | ||
| Facts & other stubborn things: More on productivity/wage gaps By dkuehn James Joyner of Outside the Beltway provides a nice discussion here. I also just found out that Susan Fleck will be my professor for Gender Economics this fall. She is a guest professor, so of course the first thing I did was familiarize myself ... Facts & other stubborn things | ||
| OpEdNews - Article: Labor and Wages The wage system, what it means, and how it divides labor. OpEdNews | ||
| End Pay Secrecy Among Federal Contractors - ForceChange By Stephanie Mann However, women earning less may not know that they are the victims of discrimination because many companies, including federally contracted companies, have pay secrecy policies which forbid discussing wages with fellow employees. ForceChange | ||
| India: Rotten conditions for autoworkers worsen, and rebellion - Blogs By reed "Motown braces for wage revisions after three years", reads a headline in the Business Standard on April 6, referring to wage negotiations in the Gurgaon-Manesar auto belt. "Haridwar factories brew Manesar-like labour situation" warns ... Frontlines of Revolutionary Struggle | ||
| End Road Carnage | Zambia Daily Mail By web editor The new minimum wage of K522,000 for domestic workers and K1,132400 general workers was announced by Minister of Labour and Social Security Fackson Shamenda last Wednesday with a call on workers to report defaulting employers. Zambia Daily Mail | ||
| Noahpinion: The Lucas Critique and the hard-money consensus By Noah Smith I have always been uncomfortable with the New Keynesian model's assumption that wage and price setters have market power but, at the same time, are unable or unwilling to change prices in response to anticipated and systematic shifts in ... Noahpinion |
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| American Samoa Minimum Wage Freeze Approved By Congress PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — Congress passed a bill this week to freeze American Samoa's minimum wage, responding to employer concerns and a ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../american-samoa-minimum-wage... | ||
| Thousands flee as Syrian rebels wage war – USATODAY.com The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Friday extending the 300-strong U.N. observer force in Syria for a final 30 days. www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-07-20/UN.../1 | ||
| Profile of Minimum Wage Workers Isn't What You Think Opponents of increasing the nation's minimum wage always fall back on the argument that it doesn't need to be raised because it's mostly teenagers working ... www.aflcio.org/.../Profile-of-Minimum-Wage-Workers-Isn-t-... | ||
| Retired U.S. military brass wage political battle for biofuels | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of retired U.S. military officers defended the Pentagon's plans to boost the use of more expensive biofuels, telling senators ... www.reuters.com/.../us-usa-navy-greenfleet-idUSBRE86C00Y... | ||
| Wage Theft Gifts from members… 40 Hour Fast to Unite Reflection, Action Against Wage Theft ... Luis is a victim of the crime no one talks about: wage theft. He wasn't sure ... workersinterfaithnetwork.org/wagetheft/1/2.aspx | ||
| Raise minimum wage | The General Board of Church and Society The day marks the date when the minimum wage was last raised three years ago . ... Goal of the Day of Action is to make raising the minimum wage a top issue ... www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c...b... |
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