The $70,000-a-Year Minimum Wage
From today’s New York Times: Staff members gasped four years ago when Dan Price gathered the 120 employees at Gravity Payments, the company he had founded with his brother, and…
Labor Department moves to ease franchise liability for wage violations
From today’s Reuters News: The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday issued a proposal that would make it more difficult to prove companies are liable for the wage law violations…
McDonald’s Announces It Will No Longer Lobby Against Minimum Wage Hikes
From today’s CNBC News Online: McDonald’s will no longer take part in efforts to lobby against raising the minimum wage at the federal, state or local level, the fast-food giant…
Six countries give women the same work rights as men, US not one of them
From today’s Washington Post: A decade ago, no country in the world treated men and women equally under the law, according to a gender equality index from the World Bank.…
Rap Sheets Haunt Former Inmates. California May Change That.
From today’s New York Times: After spending more than seven years in prison for robbery and auto theft, Jay Jordan tried to get work selling insurance, real estate and used…
Can Courts Strike Down Right-to-Work?
From The American Prospect: Last week, in a move that’s as likely to baffle union activists as it is to encourage them, a West Virginia judge struck down key portions…
Instacart and DoorDash’s Tip Policies Deliver Outrage to Workers, Customers
From today’s New York Times: Delivery has always been a rough business. Since time immemorial, couriers have braved the elements, gotten by on meager wages and dealt with annoying customers,…
The fastest-growing job in each state
From today’s Yahoo Finance News: The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.0% in January 2019, while the labor force participation rate hit its highest mark since 2013. Overall, the report…
This workplace perk could make it easier to save for emergencies
From today’s CNBC News: If your car breaks down or you get sick, do you have enough money saved to cover the unexpected expense? If you’re like many Americans, the…
Want to Close the Pay Gap? Pay Transparency Will Help
From today’s New York Times: Here’s what we know about salary transparency: Workers are more motivated when salaries are transparent. They work harder, they’re more productive, and they’re better at…