All posts tagged "Minimum Wage"
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Has Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Hurt Employment?
The answer is pretty unclear.
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The Minimum Wage: Where Are We Going and How Did We Get Here?
The minimum wage is one of the most divisive topics around.
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Thousands Protest McDonald’s Wages, Demand $15 Per Hour
The protests were in Chicago, timed with the annual shareholders' meeting.
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Hundreds Arrested at Multiple Minimum Wage Protests
Many cities have joined the protests.
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Election Day 2016: Top 5 Ballot Measures to Watch
What will you get to weigh in on at the voting booth?
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Overtime Changes: Is it Time for More Time and a Half?
Are the new overtime rules good for American workers?
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The Trouble With Tipping
Is tipping really fair?
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What’s Going on with the Verizon Strike?
A strike that reveals some real challenges.
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Judge Rules that Buffalo Jills Lawsuit Can Move Forward
More cheerleaders suing their NFL team.
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Five Walmart Stores Shut Down After Giving Workers Only Five Hours Notice
After some workers protested pay and conditions, Walmart shut down five stores with only five hours notice.
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Nebraska May Lower Minimum Wage for Young Workers
A Nebraska bill may allow businesses to pay workers different minimum wages based on their ages.
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NY Attorney General Questions Legality of On-Call Retail Shifts
Are on-call shifts in retail legal?
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Do You Want Pain With Your Fries? OSHA Investigating McDonald’s
Workers at McDonald's locations across the country allege wide-scale disregard by management for on-the-job injuries.
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ICYMI: Top 10 Political Stories of 2014
Check out Law Street's top 10 political stories of 2014.
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Debating Minimum Wage in America
The minimum wage was first created to ensure that workers are protected from being underpaid for their work;...
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The Bootstraps are Broken
A dominant narrative in the United States is that we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Seattle Minimum Wage Battle Heading to Court
Seattle made the news when they announced they were upping their minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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Exotic Dancers Sue Strip Club over Benefits and Wages
Where is the line between independent contractor and employee? That was the question presented in the case of...
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Why Conservatives & Liberals Are Both Wrong About Minimum Wage
Recently, I have noticed with the talk of 2014 midterm elections, articles about minimum wage are starting to...
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NFL Cheerleaders Are Latest Americans Fed Up With Low Wages
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Low-wage workers are pissed that their multimillion dollar employer pays...
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Where Inventions, Privacy, and Economics Intersect: R2D2’s Evil Twin
Robots are the future- and they are already here. Although, the average “joe” may not interact with these...
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Wealth Disparity in the United States: Minimum Wage
The United States of America. Land of the free, home of the brave. Doesn’t that have a nice...
