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- Don't raise minimum wage Editor: This governor, Senate and House are hell-bent on taking Michigan further down the tubes than it already is by even considering an increase in the minimum wage. Increasing the minimum is not going to save Michiga...
- Research articles 2006-04-03
- Wal-Mart sees new rules as threat to workforce stability; minimum wage, health and safety, family leave policies, worker's compensation all under review - Employment Forum
- Minimum wage, health and safety, family leave policies, workers' compensation all under review
- Research articles 1994-05-16
- Senate gets new leaders. (Majority Leader Trent Lott and Majority Whip Don Nickles)
- The emergence of Majority Leader Trent Lott and Majority Whip Don Nickles as Senate leaders after Bob Dole's resignation may stall the passage of the minimum wage and health insurance reform bills. Both Lott and Nickles seem uninterested in raising the miThe emergence of Majority Leader Trent Lott and Majority...
- Research articles 1996-07-01
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- Wal-Mart Health Reform Move Has History, Reason
- Although it seems to have come as a shock to some, Wal-Mart’s decision to embrace employer health care mandates as part of health care reform shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed the company for any period of time. On July 24, 2007, then CEO Lee Scott outlined...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Workers Plead For More Pay; Firms Decry Cost at Calif. Minimum Wage Hearings. (Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)
- SAN FRANCISCO--Aug. 23--A home health-care worker pleaded for better wages to end a life of poverty and a hotel owner asked for help to keep struggling California businesses afloat during an emotional hearing Friday on raising the state's minimum wage.SAN FRANCISCO--Aug. 23--A home health-care worker pleaded for...
- Research articles 1993-08-22
- Changing health care needs prompt overtime pay lawsuits.(overtime benefits)
- There is a minimum wage and overtime battle raging before the nation's courts. On one side, the Department of Labor and senior care companies; on the other, home care employees hired by those companies to provide companionship and domestic services to seniors in their homes ...
- Research articles 2006-06-23
- Judge Denies Queens, N.Y., Home Health-Care Worker's Petition for Overtime Pay.
- By Carrie Mason-Draffen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 15--A Queens home health-care worker lost her bid to recover minimum wage and overtime payments from her Long Island employer, after a judge ruled recently that she wasn't covered by federal...
- Research articles 2003-06-15
- Capitol Report
- A Good Start The 110th Congress opened in January with several House of Representatives victories, including a minimum wage hike, a new step to making health care more affordable, and cuts to student loan interest rates-all legislation that NEA actively worked for. The minimum wage hike would raise hourly wages...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- Healthcare Roundup: Industry Asks Congress To Go Easy, Target Supports Employer Mandate, United and Cisco Team on Telehealth, and More
- Healthcare Leaders Are Nervous â€" A broad cross-section of healthcare companies, including hospitals, physician groups, pharmaceutical firms, and device makers, plus a few insurance companies, sent the Congressional leadership a letter begging them to take a centrist stance on healthcare reform. The 42 members of the Healthcare Leadership Council asked...
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- 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
- Candidates debate minimu wage, healthcare in San Luis Obispo County, Calif.
- By Ryan Huff, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--State Senate candidate Peg Pinard spoke in favor of a minimum wage increase and mandated health care for employees of large businesses while her Republican opponent, Abel Maldonado,...
- Research articles 2004-10-19
- Child care, other women's issues touted in Congress
- A profusion of legislative proposals was unveiled at the opening of the second session of the 105th Congress which, if enacted, could significantly improve the lives of women. These proposals focused on expanding child care services and tax credits, offering more early education programs and after-school programs, providing better access...
- Research articles 1998-03-01
- NORA passage seems doubtful in 1999.
- At press time, it seemed doubtful that the much anticipated National Oilheat Research Alliance legislation would be voted on by Congress before the end of the year. In addition to the bill to enact NORA, a landmark banking bill, renewal of expiring tax breaks and measures...
- Research articles 1999-12-01
- No Boos for New Jersey Senator-Elect at State Business Conference.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Dec. 13--The other night at a New Jersey Nets game, U.S. Sen.-elect Jon Corzine saw his face flashed on the enormous scoreboard at the Continental Airlines Arena. Then he was roundly booed. Corzine might have expected similar, if more polite, displeasure ...
- Research articles 2000-12-13
- Restaurateurs rally Congress on industry issues at Lobby Day
- WASHINGTON -- Restaurateurs and state association executives from across the country stormed Capitol Hill earlier this month, lobbying lawmakers on such key industry issues as tax, health care and immigration reform, minimum wage, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Research articles 2002-04-29
- CONGRESSIONAL MEASURES; WANT TO GET YOUR WAY IN WASHINGTON? NO PROBLEM. JUST SHELL OUT ENOUGH CASH FOR A GANG OF TENACIOUS LOBBYISTS AND THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE IN YOUR BACK POCKET. OH, C'MON, THIS IS AMERICA! HERE, THE 10 RETAILERS THAT SPENT THE MOST M
- 1) Wal-Mart Lobbying expenditures: $2.03 million Where the money goes: The discount giant, which has a Washington lobbying office with four full-time staffers, also relies on lobbyists at law firms and staff at the International Mass Retail Association. Top ...
- Research articles 2002-12-23
- Republicans put party first
- These last few weeks I've been disheartened to find that Utah's national Republican congressmen choose to put their party before the people of this state. When Utah sends a Democrat to Congress, they are willing to put Utah first. Utahns support higher ethical standards in Congress, a higher...
- Research articles 2007-01-20
- The cost of government. (C-Store Opportunities)
- The Natl Assn of Convenience Stores NACS are looking into the Clinton Administration's new proposals regarding health care, tobacco excise tax and minimum wage. The estimated additional costs these proposals will incur for the typical convenience store are $2,986, $15,322 and $14,753, respectively. These figures indicate that in the proposals...
- Research articles 1993-09-01
- Minimum wage, health care on agenda at NRA's Public Affairs confab
- WASHINGTON -- More than 650 restaurateurs and state association executives gathered here last month for the National Restaurant Association's Public Affairs Conference. The three-day event featured addresses from such Washington insiders as Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss.; U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao; Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del.; Rep. Charlie Rangel,...
- Research articles 2002-10-21
- Starbucks' Tip Dilemma
- Starbucks' Tip DilemmaBe RighteousIf they really do pay everyone working there a salary then do away with tips entirely.When did the tipping rules change?I might come across as an old "fuddy-duddy" (or "old fart" to you younger folk), but when did we start tipping people who work a counter and...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-27
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