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CTloses4,600 jobs in June, as recovery's 'wide swings' continue
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 20—"The pandemic and recovery have caused some wide swings in monthly data, making economic trends more valuable to forecasting than a single month's numbers," Department of Labor Commissioner ...
Plaza Azteca ordered to pay $11.4M in back wages, damages
Restaurant Dive via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe Mexican food chain, which has over 40 units across the East Coast, did not pay minimum wage and...
Weekly unemployment claims down by 16,000, the fewest since September 2022
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoInitial U.S. unemployment claims for the week ending Jan. 13 dropped by 16,000, the lowest since...
Most Illinois workers will accrue paid leave starting Jan. 1. Here’s who is covered
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA new Illinois law will give people working in the state a right to paid vacation time beginning...
Pilot program to pay student teachers part of $3 million plan to address CT school staff shortages
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 12 months agoConnecticut will invest $3 million to address the teacher and paraeducator vacancies plaguing the state, Gov. Ned Lamont, the Connecticut State Department of Education and the Department of ...
CTminimumwage workers must work 85 hours per week to afford rent, study finds
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 3—The 2023 Out of Reach report primarily uses government data from federal and local agencies like the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Labor ...
Financial security when unemployed: How to budget during a job loss
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoLosing your job can be a significant emotional and financial drain. If you know your company is...
Company demands nurse repay all the money he’s earned — because he resigned, feds say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man moved to the U.S. to work as a registered nurse but resigned after several months over safety...
Somewhere between $5.15 and $16 an hour: A guide to minimum wage by state in the US.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe start of 2023 will also mark the start of historically high minimum hourly wages in some states....
Hawaii workplace deaths decreased in 2022
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 30—Three workers died on the job in Hawaii in 2022, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Three workers died on the job in ...