L.A. County approves ‘hero pay’ of $5 an hour for grocery store workers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of grocery store workers in unincorporated Los Angeles County will receive $5 an hour in hazard pay on top of their regular wages as…
The Jobs the Pandemic May Devastate
From todays’ New York Times: Projecting how many people will work in hundreds of detailed occupations in 2029 is a bold exercise — even without the uncertainty of the pandemic.…
Advocates Say New Georgia GOP Voting Bill Targets Black Voters
From today’s CNN Online: Georgia voting rights groups are denouncing a sweeping voting bill introduced this week by Republican state legislators as a “direct attack on democracy” and on Black…
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Robinhood ‘buried’ info on consumer rights in runup to GameStop saga
From today’s MarketWatch.com: Sen. Elizabeth Warren denounced online broker Robinhood’s practices for disclosing its customer rights in a statement Wednesday, while calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to ban…
What McDonald’s Shows Us About Raising the Minimum Wage
From today’s NPR News Online: On November 29, 2012, dozens of fast-food workers assembled at a McDonald’s in midtown Manhattan to demand better pay. Their demonstration kicked off a massive…
San Jose passes mandatory $3-an-hour pay raise for grocery workers
From today’s San Jose Mercury News: Thousands of San Jose grocery store workers will soon receive a $3-an-hour boost on their paychecks, as San Jose became the latest city to…
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$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says
From today’s NPR News Online: Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would increase wages for at least 17 million people, but also put 1.4 million…
CA lawmakers propose slate of reforms for troubled unemployment agency
From today’s Los Angeles Times: After a pair of scathing audits confirmed California’s troubled unemployment agency has been plagued by years of mismanagement, state lawmakers on Thursday announced a raft…
Amazon to Pay $62 Million Fine for Withholding Tips From Delivery Drivers
From today’s New York Times: Amazon agreed on Tuesday to pay $62 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it withheld tips to delivery drivers over a…
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
From today’s Reuter’s Online: U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change…