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14 states boost minimum wage in January; federal contract employees get raise
04/02/2016 Comments Off on 14 states boost minimum wage in January; federal contract employees get raise
By David Stephanides – As 2016 begins, the Department of Labor continued its push for a increase by underscoring the progress that has been made while federal lawmakers are still sitting on their hands. Noting that in the absence of a national raise, states and localities have taken action, the DOL’s chief economist, Heidi Shierholz, pointed out […]
Continue reading …7 Simple Ways To Prevent Seasonal Flu In The Workplace
22/12/2014 Comments Off on 7 Simple Ways To Prevent Seasonal Flu In The Workplace
Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holiday season drag you down – or worse – give you the flu.This week, in observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds all employers and workers of the importance of maintaining a healthy, influenza-free workplace this season and throughout the New […]
Continue reading …Expatriate Workers – The 50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide
19/12/2014 Comments Off on Expatriate Workers – The 50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide
Caracas, Venezuela, is simultaneously the world’s most expensive and the cheapest city for expatriate workers – depending on the exchange rate you use, according to the latest Cost of Living survey by ECA International. ECA International is a leading provider of knowledge, information and technology for the management and assignment of employees around the world. […]
Continue reading …50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide For International Workers
19/12/2014 Comments Off on 50 Most Expensive Cities Worldwide For International Workers
COST OF LIVING: Top 50 most expensive cities worldwide for workers assigned to international jobs. MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES GLOBAL AND REGIONAL RANKINGS Country Location Rank 2014 Rank 2013 Venezuela Caracas 1 1 Angola Luanda 2 2 Norway Oslo 3 3 Norway Stavanger 4 5 Switzerland Zurich 5 6 Switzerland Geneva 6 7 Switzerland Bern 7 […]
Continue reading …Tax-Dodging Companies Pay CEOs Lavish Sums
21/11/2014 Comments Off on Tax-Dodging Companies Pay CEOs Lavish Sums
By Scott Klinger and Sarah Anderson — Republican and Democratic leaders don’t often see eye to eye on taxes. But surprisingly, corporate tax reform looks like one area where there might actually be some potential for bipartisan action in Washington. This should be good news, since our corporate tax system is clearly hopelessly broken. Here’s a stark […]
Continue reading …Fired Darden Execs Get $68 Million For Failing, Workers Get $2.13 An Hour
19/11/2014 Comments Off on Fired Darden Execs Get $68 Million For Failing, Workers Get $2.13 An Hour
By Sarah Anderson — Olive Garden’s parent company Darden Restaurant Group, the nation’s largest full-service restaurant chain, is sending three top executives off with $68 million while it pays workers $2.13 per hour. Imagine the Three Stooges as waiters. Curly’s pouring hot soup in laps, Moe’s sneezing in the spaghetti, and Larry’s lighting a well-coiffed woman’s […]
Continue reading …Can Services Enable Growth In Low-Income Nations?
18/11/2014 Comments Off on Can Services Enable Growth In Low-Income Nations?
Can Services Enable Growth In Low-Income Nations? Several high-level reports have raised the concern that low-income countries, especially in Africa, are experiencing premature de-industrialization. Services Economies Too Soon? The concern is that they are growing without transforming. Have the latecomers to development missed the boat? Although these concerns are well placed, Africa’s growth seems to […]
Continue reading …How The DOL Let Companies Get Away With Unpaid Internships
05/05/2014 Comments Off on How The DOL Let Companies Get Away With Unpaid Internships
By Kara Brandeisky and Jeremy B. Merrill, ProPublica- Two years after the U.S. Department of Labor announced its intent to crack down on unpaid internships, a federal investigator called a final meeting with the biggest offender the agency had found: an outdoors magazine based in Santa Fe, N.M. The investigator reported interns at Outside magazine had […]
Continue reading …Widespread Labor Shortages Ahead for the U.S.
02/05/2014 Comments Off on Widespread Labor Shortages Ahead for the U.S.
For Now, Jobs Remain Scarce — But an Aging Population and the Recession’s Aftermath Are Poised to Create Widespread Labor Shortages and an Historic “Seller’s Market” for Skilled Workers American workers have endured six years of depleted wealth, stagnant wages, and general insecurity. But their fortunes are about to change, according to a surprising new […]
Continue reading …Survey Says Many U.S. Microbusiness Owners Depend on Second Job
20/04/2014 Comments Off on Survey Says Many U.S. Microbusiness Owners Depend on Second Job
Nearly one in three microbusiness owners in the U.S. depend on a second job as their main source of personal income, according to the new Sam’s Club/Gallup Microbusiness Tracker. More than half (54%) of first-year microbusiness owners say they depend more on a second job for their personal income. Meanwhile, business owners who have been […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill