Minimum wage

Goodwill pays workers with disabilities as little as 22 cents an hour

Because of a legal loophole, nonprofits and other companies can pay some workers far less than minimum wage

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Jun 21, 2013 1:10 PM UTC 30
Business Labor Rights, Minimum wage

New York restaurant bans tips — for wait staff’s own good

Sushi Yasuda is providing its servers with livable wages, vacation days, sick leave and health insurance instead

Liz Fields Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 9:28 PM UTC 15
Business tips, Minimum wage, Workers

L.A. billboard posits that Justin Bieber is “sad” over potential minimum wage hike

The Employment Policies Institute uses the star's picture in an ad campaign on labor economics

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:41 PM UTC 21
Entertainment Justin Bieber, Advertisements

The conservative case for raising the minimum wage

A leading conservative argues that immigration reform and a boost in wages need to go hand in hand

Ron Unz Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 19
Business Labor, Great Recession

Obama’s forgotten agenda

He talked about urgent action on minimum wage and climate at the start of this term. A few months later: Nada

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 20
Politics Barack Obama, Climate Change

Who’s winning the Democrats’ civil war?

Economic liberals or the "pro-business" crowd? As the president's budget drama plays out, we may soon find out

Blake Zeff Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 74
Business Social Security

Minimum wage critics are “hopelessly reactionary”

FDR had no patience for those opposed to guaranteeing American workers a livable wage, and neither should Obama

David Woolner, Next New Deal Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 5:32 PM UTC 27
Business Next New Deal, Minimum wage, FDR

Robert Reich: Raising the minimum wage is only fair

Bumping the hourly rate up to $9.00 would put more money into the hands of families who desperately need it VIDEO

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Business Video, RobertReich.org

Our wage theft epidemic

Thanks to a wave of government cuts, there’s no one to stop your boss from withholding your pay

Spencer Woodman, In These Times Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 5:46 PM UTC 31
Social In These Times, Minimum wage

Obama’s ’14 tool kit

Why it's so important for the president and his party to force the GOP to vote on his agenda now

Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 11
All Salon Opening Shot, Barack Obama

Why isn’t raising the minimum wage considered a no-brainer?

For the health of our economy, we can't afford to fall for the mindless assertion that “markets” know best

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Friday, Feb 15, 2013 5:27 PM UTC 64
Business RobertReich.org, Minimum wage

Economists: A $9 minimum wage won’t hurt jobs

Boehner's argument is rebuffed by economists, who note that the small hike will not mean less employment

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 6:23 PM UTC
Business John Boehner, Barack Oba

Raise the minimum wage!

From saving working families much-needed cash to reducing poverty, it's a great way to kickstart the economy

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 5:52 PM UTC 17
News Jared Bernstein, economy

Christie vs. Cuomo: Trickle-down vs. middle-out economics

Both 2016 presidential hopefuls fancy themselves populists, but only one supports raising minimum wage

Richard Kirsch, Next New Deal Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 5:18 PM UTC
Politics Next New Deal, Chris Christie

10 states set for minimum wage hike

But the expiring payroll tax cut could wipe out the meagre gains

Alex Halperin Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:56 PM UTC 13
Business Payroll tax, Minimum wage

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