Higher Minimum Wage, Faster Job Creation
From yesterday’s NYT “Taking Note” Blog by Teresa Tritch: The standard argument against a higher minimum wage is that it will lead to job loss as employers, unable to pay…
From yesterday’s NYT “Taking Note” Blog by Teresa Tritch: The standard argument against a higher minimum wage is that it will lead to job loss as employers, unable to pay…
From the July 23, 2014 NYT “Room for Debate”: Part-time jobs often come with fluctuating, on-call schedules and – because of the uncertain hours – inconsistent pay. This can make…
From today’s NYT by Steven Greenhouse: The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Tuesday that McDonald’s is jointly responsible for workers at its franchisees’ restaurants, a…
From today’s NYT blog “The Upshot” by Justin Wolfers: Since North Carolina effectively eliminated unemployment benefits last year for people unemployed 20 weeks or more, the state has become a…
From the NYT “Upshot” Blog by Claire Cain Miller: The American work force has been growing polarized for decades. On one end, there are highly skilled jobs like writing software…
From today’s NYT “Room for Debate”: Child labor is condemned as immoral and exploitative, but despite pledges to crack down, international corporations continue to struggle to prevent minors from being…
From the New York Times Editorial Board: The federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is obviously too low. So is the Democrats’ proposed increase to $10.10 an hour by…
From NYT’s “Business Day” by ALICIA PARLAPIANO, SHAILA DEWAN and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ: In the five years since the United States began its slow climb out of the deepest recession…