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Jun 06 2023
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CDA wages lead Idaho
Idaho’s average wage for all occupations increased by $1.64 to $24.69 per hour for 2022 and the Coeur d’Alene area recorded the biggest increase, according to a recently released state survey. Idaho’s median wage, representing the midpoint between lowest and highest earners, increased from $18.50 per hour in 2021 to $19.26 per hour in 2022, according to the state Bureau of Labor Statistics’
Spokesman ReviewJan 22 2024
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Thousands of California State University staffers launch 5-day strike over wages, working conditions
Thousands of staffers at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., launched a five-day strike on Monday over wages, workloads and health and safety concerns they said have been dismissed by management. The California Faculty Association, representing about 29,000 workers, has been bargaining since May. The professors, librarians, coaches and other workers
New York Daily NewsSep 18 2023
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Connecticut's minimum wage to go up in January
Connecticut’s minimum wage will go up next year from $15 per hour to $15.69 per hour. The governor’s office said the increase, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, is due to the state’s first-ever economic indicator adjustment. A new state law signed in 2019 included five incremental increases in the minimum wage between 2019 and 2023, followed by future adjustments that are tied to the
NBC ConnecticutDec 19 2023
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DLI investigation alleges Vikings Lakes contractors carried out wage theft
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry filed a case against two contractors on Tuesday for wage theft and unlawful practices. During a three-year investigation of Property Maintenance and Construction LLC, Property Maintenance and Construction Inc. and Advantage Construction Inc., the DLI found “widespread wage theft and related unlawful practices on 19 separate construction projects,
Pioneer PressJan 09 2024
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Ellison alleges at least $3M in wage theft, substandard housing at Stearns County dairy operation
A central Minnesota dairy operation is being sued for wage theft and substandard housing, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday. The civil lawsuit against Evergreen Acres alleges the Stearns County dairy farm near Paynesville failed to pay at least $3 million of vulnerable workers’ earned wages, illegally charging rent for squalid housing and maintaining a culture of fear
Pioneer PressDec 28 2023
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Workers in New England states looking forward to a bump up in minimum wages in 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 while advocates in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot question aimed at phasing out the state's subminimum wage of $6.75 per hour for tipped workers. In Rhode Island, the state's current $13 minimum wage will jump by $1 to $14 an hour on Jan. 1. It is the next step in a phased-in
QuartzJan 08 2024
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Minnesota AG Ellison files lawsuit alleging farm 'systemically deprived' workers of wages, dignity
Ellison’s office is seeking $3 million in lost wages for hundreds of undocumented workers – most of whom are from Mexico and speak limited or no English. MINNEAPOLIS — A civil lawsuit filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison alleges a large central Minnesota dairy farm has “systematically deprived” its workers of both their wages and their dignity. On Monday, Ellison filed the lawsuit
KARE11Nov 02 2023
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Uber, Lyft Will Pay $328M For Stealing NY Drivers' Wages
The twin agreements announced Thursday not only are the largest wage theft settlements secured by James' office, but will drastically reshape rideshare drivers' lives in New York City. Drivers cheated out of wages by Uber and Lyft will respectively receive $290 million and $38 million in back pay, according to the settlements. "For years, Uber and Lyft systematically cheated their drivers out
Patch.comOct 05 2023
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New State Minimum Wage for the Year 2024 in Washington
Washington State to See Increase in Minimum Wage in 2024 Washington state currently has the highest minimum hourly wage in the United States, and there will be a new increase of 3.37% based on the cost of living starting in 2024, according to the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). In contrast to the federal minimum wage of $7.50, which has remained unchanged for over 10
Alaska CommonsApr 23 2024
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California’s latest job-killing policy is more bad news for Golden Staters
California’s list of public policy failures was already long, but hiking its minimum wage to $20 an hour for fast-food workers may belong at the top. The predictable fallout in lost jobs and higher prices are already being felt, and the flood of residents fleeing the state is poised to accelerate. The Golden State is already home to some of the highest taxes and costs of living in the country
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