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Apr 11 2024
News
Los Angeles city bus workers approve contract for higher wages and benefits
City bus drivers, mechanics and utility workers have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that includes higher wages and benefit improvements, the union representing the employees announced on Thursday, April 11. More than 300 MV Transportation workers in the city of L.A., who are represented by Teamsters Local 572, will benefit from the agreement. Lourdes Garcia, principal officer of the
Long Beach Press-TelegramApr 11 2024
News
Louisiana lawmakers reject minimum wage raise and protections for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace
FILE - The Louisiana Capitol is seen, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. Legislation in Louisiana, that would gradually increase the $7.25 an hour minimum wage and a measure that would make discriminating against LGBTQ people in the workforce illegal, failed in a House committee Thursday, April 11, 2024. The outcome of the two bills was unsurprising, after similar legislation succumbed in
SFGATEApr 08 2024
News
Euro-Zone Companies Expect Wage Increases to Moderate, ECB Says
Companies in the euro area expect wage growth to slow, according to a poll by the European Central Bank , offering policymakers some comfort that inflation is safely in retreat.
Salaries are seen rising 3.8% over the next 12 months, the ECB said Monday in its Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises. That’s down from 4.5% in the previous poll in November. Selling-price
BloombergApr 03 2024
News
Bill would increase minimum wage to $15, eventually $20
A bill in the Minnesota Legislature would increase the state minimum wage to $15, and increase every year until it reaches $20 in 2028. The current Minneapolis minimum wage of $15 will not see any immediate effects from the wage increase, but will in the following years. After the initial increase on January 1, 2025, the minimum wage will increase by $1.25 every year. Minimum wage advocates
The Minnesota DailyApr 07 2024
News
Wage theft victims are owed $5.4 million that WA hasn’t collected
Isabella Christian knew something was wrong with her paychecks just months into working catering events at Royal India, a Kirkland restaurant and catering company. She wasn’t always paid on time. Sometimes she wasn’t paid at all, or her paychecks bounced. And she wasn’t the only employee experiencing this. After researching her options, Christian gathered evidence and in November 2022 filed a
The Seattle TimesApr 02 2024
Opinion
California’s Crazy ‘Fast Food’ Minimum Wage Takes Effect
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s higher minimum wage for fast-food workers takes effect Monday. On top of California’s already high $16 minimum wage, the minimum wage for fast-food workers will increase to $20 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
Minimum-wage advocates parrot the claim that this is a win for fast-food workers. They cite a few studies to argue that those workers
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Apr 05 2024
News
US job growth beats expectations in March; wages increase steadily
Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Item 2 of 2 Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020
ReutersApr 08 2024
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Singapore tech salaries mostly fell in 2023, but these jobs saw wages jump
Young Group Of Professionals Developing Business Strategy and Providing The Business Plan SINGAPORE — Tech salaries in Singapore mostly fell in 2023 amid a tech downturn, but certain roles — including for data science and cybersecurity — saw wages jump, according to a new report. The jobs that saw the highest wage increases year-on-year were data scientists (11.3%), systems analysts (8.27%),
CNBCApr 08 2024
News
Prices Spike At In-N-Out, Burger King With $20 Minimum Wage: Report
CALIFORNIA — Fast food restaurants in California have started raising prices after the industry’s new $20 miniumum wage went into effect last week in the state, according to the New York Post. The newspaper reported menus in the Los Angeles area showed prices spike at Burger King, with a Texas Double Whopper meal jumping from $15.09 in late March to $16.89 in early April and a Big Fish meal
Patch.comApr 06 2024
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Take a wait-and-see approach before eliminating subminimum wage in Illinois
Chicago is taking its time to fully phase out the subminimum wage for restaurant servers, bartenders and other tipped workers. It won't be until 2028 when businesses will required by law to give all those employees a base pay of $15.80 per hour — the citywide minimum wage. As Illinois lawmakers move forward in their discussions on a proposed bill that would eliminate the state’s subminimum
Chicago Sun-Times