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- an hourly rate of pay, usually set by government, to which all employees are legally entitled
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- Overtime exemptions go to governor.(Column)(regulations)(Consumers Energy Co. and the Detroit Edison Co. buys land)(Deborah Roberts becomes executive director at Michigan State Building Authority)
- Byline: Amy Lane A bill that retains overtime exemptions for employers when the state minimum wage rises on Oct. 1 is on its way to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, after clearing the Legislature on Wednesday. The state Senate and House gave immediate ef...
- Research articles 2006-09-04
- Mind the gap.(Department of Housing & Urban Development on minimum wage)(Brief Article)
- So much for HUD's federal affordability standard, which estimates that housing costs should eat up no more than 30 percent of household income. Using that formula, a worker putting in 40 hours per week at minimum wage cannot currently afford rent and So much for HUD's...
- Research articles 2006-02-01
- Not so fair pay: politicians in Britain, Ireland, France and America want to establish or increase minimum wages. This may not help the working poor.(Brief Article)(Column)
- MINIMUM wages do create some jobs-for economists. In America economists have had a field day studying whether setting a floor under pay destroys jobs or reduces poverty. Their British counterparts will soon benefit too, when Britain introduces a minimuMINIMUM wages do create some jobs-for economists. In America...
- Research articles 1998-06-27
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- Understanding the Minimum Wage
- Every U.S. business must comply with the minimum wage laws of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA. This article shows the current national minimum hourly wage, explains whom it applies to, and lists the exceptions. It also describes which elements of workers' pay are included in the minimum wage...
- Articles 2007-09-28
- Barely minimum.(Congress argues over President Clinton's proposed increase of the minimum wage, even though it would still leave some workers below the poverty level)(Brief Article)
- It's hardly the best of times for working people when Congress prepares to brawl over legislation raising the minimum wage to level that would still leave a full-time worker supporting a family of three under the poverty line. President Clinton's proposal, scheduled to be taken up...
- Research articles 1998-04-06
- News: Minimum wage retirements for UK households.
- Byline: Gill Wadsworth The typical UK household will be forced to live on pensions equivalent to the minimum wage, industry research revealed. According to the Fidelity Retirement Index, a worker earning the average weekly wage of GBP447 a week would retire on...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Canada Needs a $10/Hour Minimum Wage; The Canadian Labour Congress supports the call to restore the federal minimum wage at a rate of $10 per hour.
- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 20, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- "Canadians expect that everyone who works should be paid fairly," says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. "Too many Canadians are working in full time jobs, yet they still have to choose between paying the...
- Research articles 2007-02-20
- Most Harrisburg, Pa., Workers Earn More Than Minimum Wage.(Originated from The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.)
- May 12--An inexperienced part-time worker starts at the minimum wage of $4.25 an hour in Uni-Mart stores in rural Clearfield or Elk counties. But at midstate Uni-Mart convenience stores, in a tight labor market, the entry- level wage is $5. At the Dillsburg Uni-Mart, for example,...
- Research articles 1996-05-12
- Some small businesses in Nevada back minimum wage boost.
- By Emily Kumler, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 30--Raising Nevada's minimum wage would not only increase worker productivity and loyalty, but it is the "right thing" to do, several local businessmen said Friday during a news conference urging...
- Research articles 2004-10-30
- Experts Available to Discuss Report Showing Minimum-Wage Workers Can't Afford Apartment Rentals
- TOPIC: A report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows the cost of rent and utilities for a one- or two-bedroom apartment is out of reach for Americans earning minimum wage, according to an article by The Associated Press. The median hourly wage for U.S. workers is approximately $14....
- Research articles 2004-12-20
- 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
- Worker claims Applebee's fails to pay for all hours
- Applebee's restaurant faces a federal class action lawsuit alleging that it violated minimum wage and fair labor standards.
- Research articles 2006-07-24
- The vulnerable and exploitable immigrant workforce and the need for strengthening worker protective legislation. (Symposium: The Informal Economy)
- Lora Jo Foo examines the underground economy in "sweatshop" industries, particularly garment-making. She argues for stronger labor laws and stiffer penalties so that the profitability of violating the law disappears. She also advocates the creation of private rights of action to augment state enforcement of ...
- Research articles 1994-06-01
- Enforcement to focus on hotel temporary help workers in Ohio
- According to the US Department of Labor, it is beginning a concentrated enforcement effort in Ohio to combat violations of federal minimum wage and overtime pay regulations in the hotel industry, including temporary or leasing agencies that typically provide low-wage workers to the hotel industry. "In recent years we've seen...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- State labor legislation enacted in 2005: minimum wage, child labor, drug and alcohol testing, equal employment opportunity, human trafficking, overtime, plant closings, prevailing wage, time off, wages paid, and worker privacy were among the most active c
- A greater volume of labor legislation, concentrated in more than 30 tracked categories, was enacted in 2005, compared with the volume enacted in recent years. (1) Forty-eight of the 50 States, along with the District of Columbia, enacted labor legislation of consequence in the categories tracked. Iowa and Massachusetts were...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- Nature of Overtime May Change under New Rules.
- By Paul Bonner, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--Long before he became president of North Carolina's chapter of the AFL-CIO, James Andrews was a worker like those the labor organization champions. Then, as a "lead...
- Research articles 2003-07-20
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