Tipped wage bill faces uncertain future in Michigan Senate with deadline approaching
Michigan lawmakers are working against the clock to make adjustments to tipped wages and paid sick leave after a court ...
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Threat of ballot issues adds another complication to minimum wage, paid leave negotiations
LANSING — As lawmakers race to potentially weaken minimum wage and paid sick leave laws at the urging of business groups, the ...
Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive
About two-thirds of fast food and counter workers in the U.S. are women, many supporting their families on those wages.
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Victoria Police members endorse revised wage proposal
By TOM HAYES Victoria Police members have endorsed a revised wage proposal from the state government amid ongoing ...
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Indiana lawmaker seeks regulations for early-wage-access industry
Critics of the bill, authored by Republican Rep. Jake Teshka, summed the proposal up as “re-warmed payday lending.” ...
40-year-old saved up to 90% of his pay and retired with $3.5 million last year—he left the U.S. for Dubai and is ‘much happier'
Jamal Robinson retired at 39 with a $3.5 million nest egg. Here’s what his life looks like as an American expat in Dubai.
Costco raises pay to over $30 an hour for most store workers
Costco Wholesale is raising pay for most of its hourly U.S. workers to more than $30 an hour amid contract talks with ...
Chinese workers in BYD Brazil factory signed contracts with abusive clauses, investigators say
The Chinese workers hired by BYD contractor Jinjiang in Brazil had to hand over their passports to their new employer, let ...
Brevard County fire union raises alarm over staffing shortages and pay issues
Firefighters work 24-hour shifts with 48 hours off. Bramson said they work around 56 hours a week for $15 an hour — two dollars over minimum wage in Florida. The average firefighter at Brevard County ...
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5 economic papers that lit up our brains — and what they say about our confusing world
We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and ...
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‘Access money you’ve already earned.’ Indiana lawmaker seeks regulations for early wages
With Hoosier employees increasingly using payment tools that let them tap earned wages before a regularly scheduled payday, ...