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| Dozens of House Dems propose boosting minimum wage to $9.80 an hour The Hill (blog) It would also boost the minimum wage for waiters and other tipped employees — which has been at $2.13 for more than 20 years — by 85 cents a year until it hits 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. Miller said these changes are needed because the last ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Overtime Wage Complaints Hit Record, Report Shows Huffington Post Lack of clarity in overtime laws and lucrative settlements for plaintiffs are just some of the reasons why the number of reported wage abuse cases is going up. In addition, a weak economy has pushed corporations operating with a slimmed-down staff to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wage Theft and the Attack on American Values Policyshop (blog) It's no secret that many large employers pay near-poverty wages even as they rake in record profits. They get away with this thanks to a weak labor market and even weaker unions, which now speak for less than 8 percent of private sector workers. But what's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lettire Construction Agrees to Pay Back Wages for Workers New York Times But Mr. Lettire did not always make sure that those workers were paid proper wages and benefits on at least two projects, even as he took federal housing money, according to the United States Department of Labor. The Labor Department announced on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Phillies riding high in wage of Hamels' deal The Times Herald PHILADELPHIA — John Boggs, the agent for Cole Hamels, said he had to delicately work around his client's schedule in the last two weeks in order to keep the three-time All-Star pitcher focused on his top priority: taking the mound every five days and trying ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Municipal workers, Salga agree to 6.5% wage increase Mail & Guardian Online Three months of negotiations and a fourth round of bargaining has borne fruit for municipal workers unions, which were on Friday due to sign a deal with the South African Local Government Association (Salga) in Pretoria, securing a 6.5% wage increase and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MALAYSIA PRESS-Glovemakers brace for higher wages, gas prices-The Edge Reuters Stocks. Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:12am IST. Malaysian rubber glove manufacturers say they are bracing for the implementation of the minimum wage policy and removal of natural gas subsidies, both of which will result in higher production costs for industry players. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Low-wage workers let their voice be heard Amsterdam News The past week has seen an increased vocal presence for a group that's highly discussed but never heard from. On Tuesday afternoon, union members, activists, workers and local officials marched from Herald Square to Union Square in Manhattan to rally in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Democrats push for $9.80 minimum wage Upstart the senior Democratic member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 today in the House, and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced the bill in the U.S Senate. The legislation would raise the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vanuatu teachers threaten wage court action ABC Online The country's Department of Labour has just agreed to increase the country's minimum wage by 15 per cent and pay years of back pay worth 49 million vatu ($US530,000) to teachers at two schools in Port Vila. It follows a court order earlier this year upholding ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US Department of Labor resolves action holding Lettire Construction Corp ... Sacramento Bee The filing follows a project-based investigation conducted by the department's Wage and Hour Division that found Lettire Construction and 16 of its subcontractors had violated provisions of the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts as well as the Contract ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Overtime Wage Theft Complaints Hit Record High ThinkProgress Overtime Wage Theft Complaints Hit Record High | The number of workers filing wage theft complaints against their employers for not paying overtime wages hit a record high in 2011, according to a report from law firm Seyfarth Shaw. In 1993, there were ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Coalmont business pays $151000 in back wages Chattanooga Times Free Press "The department's Wage and Hour Division determined that the employer had been improperly deducting time for sleep from employees' hours, resulting in minimum wage violations for the sleep time that was not compensated. The employer also failed to pay ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mag exec sued for maids OT New York Post Publishing diva Louise Blouin — whose firms produce Art+Auction, Modern Painters and the Web site artinfo.com — is being sued by her former housekeeper over a wage dispute. Omaira Escobar says she worked at residences maintained by the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tenn. employer pays $151000 in back wages after federal investigation Kingsport Times News According to a news release Thursday from the Department of Labor, Exceptional Enterprises Inc. violated the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators said the employer had been improperly deducting time for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Greens want public to have say on minimum wage Radio New Zealand The Green Party says a bill aimed at raising the minimum wage should at least go to a select committee for consideration - but it's looking unlikely it will. The private member's bill - sponsored by Labour's David Clark - seeks to raise the minimum wage from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Korea Has Highest Rate of Low-Wage Workers among OECD Nations Arirang News This year's OECD report on employment outlook says the ratio of low-wage earners in Korea stood at almost 26 percent as of 2010, up zero.2 percentage points from the previous year which is the highest rate among the OECD nations. In 2010, Korea's real ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| President signs American Samoa wage delay bill | WSLS 10 PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) The president has signed into law legislation to freeze American Samoa's minimum wage until 2015. President Barack Obama signed the bill Thursday, which delays a 50-cent increase that would have ... WSLS 10 - News | ||
| Wage and Hour Suit Filings at All-Time High : The D & O Diary By Kevin LaCroix Lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) were at an all-time high for the year ending on March 31, 2012, according to a rec. The D & O Diary | ||
| Talking Teen Unemployment and the Minimum Wage on the Dan ... By Justin Katz Talking Teen Unemployment and the Minimum Wage on the Dan Yorke Show. Justin Katz. 630AM/99.7FM WPRO has posted my appearance on the Dan Yorke show, Tuesday, in two segments. The first is the initial half hour introducing the ... Anchor Rising | ||
| Municipal workers, Salga agree to 6.5% wage increase - Mail ... Three months of negotiations and a fourth round of bargaining has borne fruit for municipal workers unions, which were on Friday due to sign a deal with the South African Local Government Association (Salga) in Pretoria, securing a 6.5% ... Mail & Guardian Index Feed | ||
| Minimum Wage Bills: Harkin, Miller Stand Up for Struggling Families By Tyler Prell, 202-730-7278 WASHINGTON, DC - Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement after the introduction of bills in the House and Senate to raise the federal minimum wage: SEIU.org | Service Employees... | ||
| Will Work For A Living Wage at the Hyatt « MomsRising Blog By Sonia Ordonez My name is Sonia Ordoñez, and I am a single mother who was fired by the Hyatt hotel after standing up for my rights. This week we are launching a global boycott of Hyatt hotels, and you can help by boycotting Hyatt and voting Hyatt Worst ... MomsRising Blog | ||
| Malawi increase minimum wage rate over 100 percent - Nyasa Times By Nyasa Times Domestic workers should now smile as government has stipulated that their daily rate of payment should no longer be K178.25 but K317. The District Labour Officer for Blantyre, Frank Adini disclosed that the law on the new daily pay has ... Malawi news, Malawi - NyasaTimes... | ||
| Minimum wage increased to $5000 per week - News - Go-Jamaica The increase takes effect on September 3. Labour Minister Derrick Kellier said the adjustment will assist some of the more vulnerable working people. Gleaner Power 106 Headlines | ||
| McNaughton to Duncan: Asking Nicely Won't Get You A Wage Freeze By Ontario PC Party QUEEN'S PARK – Finance Minister Dwight Duncan fails to understand what "Strong Action" entails with his recent letter asking broader public service... Ontario PC Party | ||
| Jobs Program Spent $76000 Per Person To Help Youth Find Minimum By Stephen Frank Jobs Program Spent $76000 Per Person To Help Youth Find Minimum Wage Jobs by Wynton Hall, Big Government,7/25/12 A new jobs training oversight report by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) found that a federally-funded Oklahoma Job Corps ... California Political News and Views |
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