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- Another round for reform;Pension proposals may face veto.(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON-Will the third time around be the charm for pension reform legislation? That is the question benefit lobbyists are asking after Senate approval last week of a bill that would increase the minimum wage and includes a comprehensive pensio WASHINGTON-Will the third time...
- Research articles 1999-11-15
- Minimum wage hike set; Labor clout gets GOP on board; work comp benefit may also be raised.(NY organized labor fights to improve minimum wage and workers' comp benefits)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- State lawmakers appear poised to approve an increase in the minimum wage this week-the last scheduled week of the legislative session-and possibly a much-sought increase in workers' compensation benefits as well. Negotiations on both issues contin State lawmakers appear poised to approve an...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- Senate OKs pension bill;Conferees may strip reforms.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- WASHINGTON-Senate passage last week of legislation that would overhaul federal bankruptcy law and boost the federal minimum wage may ultimately shift pension reform provisions to an alternate track. The pension provisions, drawn from a Republican-b WASHINGTON-Senate passage last week of legislation that would ...
- Research articles 2000-02-07
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- Statement on Senate passage of minimum wage and tax relief legislation
- February 1, 2007 Today the Senate has passed significant legislation that will benefit America's workers and small businesses. By working in a bipartisan way to match a minimum wage increase with tax relief for small businesses, the Senate has taken a step toward helping maintain a strong and dynamic...
- Research articles 2007-02-05
- Amid the Debate on Capitol Hill over the Minimum Wage, an Important Benefit for Small Businesses May Be Overlooked Says NAPEO
- WASHINGTON -- Tucked into the $8 billion of tax breaks for small businesses in the Senate's minimum wage bill is one concerning a little-known industry called professional employer organizations, or PEOs. Unlike the other amendments, this one would cost taxpayers relatively little. And rather than a temporary tax cut,...
- Research articles 2007-01-29
- Temps benefit financially from tight job market
- Temporary workers are starting entry-level jobs at pay scales averaging 59 percent more than the $5.15 minimum wage, according to a survey by Oklahoma City-based Express Personnel Services. The Express survey of franchisees in 40 cities found that all paid more than the minimum wage. Entry-level starting pay...
- Research articles 2000-05-02
- Remarks on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Legislation and an Exchange With Reporters
- March 9, 2000 The President. Thank you very much. Good morning. Thank you, Senator Daschle. Thank you, Senator Akaka, Senator Breaux, Senator Bryan, Senator Dorgan, Senator Sarbanes, and Senator Wyden, for joining us today. And thank you, Secretary Shalala, for the leading role you've played in the development of...
- Research articles 2000-03-13
- Tim Hortons Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you very much, Mr. Bonikowsky. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from the line of Irene Nattel from RBC Capital Markets. Please proceed. Irene Nattel - RBC Capital Markets Thanks, and good morning everyone. Clearly, the same store sales numbers were extremely...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-28
- The Living Low Paid | BTalk Australia
- (16min 48) There’s a concern that the unempoyment rate will rise this year, but what about those people working part-time for a low wage? It’s an increasing proportion of the Australian workforce yet it attracts little attention from policy makers. On today’s BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks...
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- LETTERS
- Minimum-wage workers need better skills and education Editor, NRN: It's "barrel raising time" again in Congress. That's what I call the annual effort to once again raise the minimum wage. As a former minimum-wage earner -- $1.05 per hour back in 1965 -- I have yet to...
- Research articles 1999-07-12
- California Pizza Kitchen Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Jeff Farmer. Jeff Farmer Your $0.85 to $0.92 '08 guidance plus pretty meaningful EBIT margin compression, can you just give us a little bit more color on what you're expecting at the restaurant level, maybe G&A, D&A,...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-08
- Regal Entertainment Group F1Q08 (Qtr End 03/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. As a reminder ladies and gentlemen if you would like to ask a question you may press *1 on your telephone keypad. A confirmation tone will indicate your line is in the queue. If you would like to remove your question...
- Earnings calls 2008-04-24
- Fed funds to boost county health
- Alameda, San Mateo and other Bay Area counties have won millions of federal dollars to provide health care to the uninsured, state officials announced Thursday. The money will benefit people not covered by existing government plans, many of them single, working adults with low incomes, said Sandra...
- Research articles 2007-03-31
- DNC: Republican Do-Nothing Congress Vacations but Does Nothing For America's Families
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As Republicans in this "Do- Nothing" Congress head home for the August recess after the shortest and least effective work period in at least 60 years, they should be prepared to explain their failed agenda and rubber-stamping ways. Just yesterday, Democrats successfully stopped Republican...
- Research articles 2006-08-04
- U.S. Senate passes pension reform; tax breaks stalled
- The U.S. Senate has sent landmark pension legislation to the president However, the bill does not include several major tax extenders, and attempts to attach estate tax cuts and increase the federal minimum wage also failed. The pension bill requires corporations to fully fund defined-benefit retirement plans within seven...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- ENSCO International Incorporated Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. We'll take our first question from Pierre Conner at Capital One Southcoast. Please go ahead. Pierre Conner - Capital One Southcoast Good morning, gentlemen. Daniel W. Rabun - Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Hi, Pierre. Pierre Conner -...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Super tax breaks for low-paid
- TAX breaks for low- and middle-income earners to encourage them to boost their superannuation savings have emerged as central to a federal government push to slash future aged-pension liabilities. Human Services Minister Chris Bowen said yesterday he wanted to lift incentives for the low-paid to invest in superannuation, noting that...
- News items 2009-10-13
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