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…
Op-Ed: The Work-From-Home Employee Bill of Rights Outlined in Seven Articles
From today’s ComputerWorld Online: Remote work became the new normal quickly as COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns came into force in spring 2020, and it’s clear that after the pandemic recedes, remote…
Biden to sign executive orders boosting workers’ rights and pushing for $15 minimum wage for federal staff
From today’s Business Insider Online: President Joe Biden has planned a series of actions aimed at raising the minimum wage for federal staff to $15 and boosting workers’ rights, Brian…
MLK’s Legacy Includes “Poor People’s Campaign” to Combat Poverty
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CA’s unemployment fraud may top $9 billion, doubling estimate, expert warns
From today’s Los Angeles Times: As an army of investigators tries to pin down the scope of unemployment benefit fraud in California, the head of a security firm working for…
OnlyFans: Jobless from the Pandemic, Selling Nudes Online and Still Struggling
From today’s New York Tiimes: Savannah Benavidez stopped working at her job as a medical biller in June to take care of her 2-year-old son after his day care shut…