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King County to vote on big boost to minimum wage
Seattle Times· 22 minutes agoThe Metropolitan King County Council has scheduled a vote Tuesday to raise the minimum wage to more than $20 an hour at big businesses. King County would...
Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though...
The Conversation· 8 hours agoMinimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. In a recent paper, we consider the income, employment and poverty effects of the largest minimum wage increase South Africa has ever seen.
Russians Are Coming to Terms With Putin’s War in Ukraine
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Russians are learning to live with the war that Vladimir Putin has unleashed in...
Two proposals could raise Ohio’s minimum wage to $15/hr
WCMH via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Minimum wage in Ohio could rise by a little more than $4 over the next few...
California Supreme Court Cuts Break to 'Good Faith' Employers inWage Statement Case | The Recorder
Law.com· 13 hours agoCalifornia employers who give their workers inaccurate wage statements can escape statutory...
Home Loan Rates Decline: Today's Mortgage Rates on May 7, 2024
CNET· 1 hour agoQuite a few major mortgage rates moved down. Here's where experts say rates might be headed this...
How the US minimum wage compares to other countries
Stacker via AOL· 19 hours agoAndrew Lichtenstein/Corbis // Getty Images For almost 15 years, the U.S. federal minimum wage has remained stuck at $7.25 an hour, amounting to $15,080...
First expansion of CT paid sick days law wins passage
Hartford Business Journal· 3 hours agoThe Senate voted Monday night for final passage of Democratic legislation that will expand...
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news'
WKYC Cleveland· 2 hours agoThe go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy...
Column: Here's what Exxon's CEO gets wrong about the climate crisis
Los Angeles Times· 22 minutes agoOil and gas conglomerate Exxon Mobil could be a key player in global efforts to combat the climate...