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$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says

February 8, 2021 Editor

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…

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CA lawmakers propose slate of reforms for troubled unemployment agency

February 4, 2021 Editor

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…

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Amazon to Pay $62 Million Fine for Withholding Tips From Delivery Drivers

February 3, 2021 Editor

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…

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Op-Ed: The Work-From-Home Employee Bill of Rights Outlined in Seven Articles

February 1, 2021 Editor

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…

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Biden to sign executive orders boosting workers’ rights and pushing for $15 minimum wage for federal staff

January 25, 2021 Editor

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…

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United Airlines might require its employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine

January 23, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The chief executive of United Airlines told the company’s employees this week that the carrier — and other businesses — could make the coronavirus vaccine…

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MLK’s Legacy Includes “Poor People’s Campaign” to Combat Poverty

January 18, 2021 Editor

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CA’s unemployment fraud may top $9 billion, doubling estimate, expert warns

January 15, 2021 Editor

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…

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OnlyFans: Jobless from the Pandemic, Selling Nudes Online and Still Struggling

January 13, 2021 Editor

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…

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Grocery chains nationwide ditching in-house delivery drivers in wake of Prop 22

January 11, 2021 Editor

From today’s Business Insider: Albertsons and some of its subsidiaries, including Vons and Pavilions, are discontinuing their in-house delivery services in parts of California and other states starting in February.…