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Mar 13 2024
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‘I want my pay’: Oregon clinics left without wages 1 month after cyberattack
Some people running clinics say they may have to take on debt to keep them going. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One month after a national cyberattack against the healthcare industry affected clinics in Oregon, many people have been left with unpaid wages to this day. Despite these hardships, local healthcare clinics have still been working since the cyberattack. Workers told KOIN 6 News they have
KOIN 6Jan 10 2024
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Tucson passes prevailing wage ordinance
Firms that contract with the city for public works projects will have to show that their employees are being paid a “prevailing wage,” under an ordinance passed Tuesday by Tucson's city council. The ordinance, which was first proposed by the council in December, passed 6-0. Ward 2 councilman Paul Cunningham was absent. “Prevailing wages have long served as a tool to uplift our communities,
Arizona Daily Star: tucson.comMar 05 2024
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Fight to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage only beginning after clearing legal hurdle
ISSUE. YEAH GUYS. THAT’S RIGHT. SO THE GROUP BEHIND STATE QUESTION 832 SAYS THEY’RE MOVING THEIR FOCUS AWAY FROM BATTLING IT OUT IN THE COURTROOM TO TRYING TO COURT VOTERS. MEANWHILE, THOSE THAT ARE OPPOSED TO THE STATE QUESTION RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE SAY THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OKLAHOMA’S ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT THEY’RE VOTING ON. STATE QUESTION 832 LOOKS TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THE
KOCO 5Mar 15 2024
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Women earn less than men throughout Md.; lawmakers say wage transparency may help
Maryland still has a long way to go to close what’s known as the “gender pay gap,” which highlights the wage disparity between men and women’s median earnings. Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) and some members of the Maryland General Assembly hope to chip away at the issue with legislation on wage transparency during this session. “This is a month in which we celebrate the achievements of women and
The Southern Maryland ChronicleJan 03 2024
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No minimum wage increase In North Dakota
(Bismarck, ND) -- Ten-million workers in the nation got a pay raise on Monday, but in North Dakota, there hasn't been an increase in the minimum wage since 2009. The federally-mandated minimum in the state stands at seven dollars and twenty-five cents, but most employers say they pay more to get workers. Job Service North Dakota reports the average annual occupational wage employers are paying
WZFG The FlagJan 01 2024
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Alaska’s minimum wage will increase in 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaskans are about to see an increase in their minimum wage, but how will this impact small business owners? Starting Monday, the Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.85 an hour to $11.73 an hour. In 2014, Alaska voters passed a ballot initiative to annually adjust the minimum wage for inflation. Under the statute, it is required the state’s minimum wage be
Alaska's News Source KTUU/KYESFeb 23 2024
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Virginia lawmakers send Youngkin bills to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who control the Virginia General Assembly sent Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin legislation on Friday that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026. Identical bills that would bump the current $12-per-hour minimum wage to $13.50 on Jan. 1, 2025, and then to $15 on Jan. 1, 2026, cleared the Senate and House of Delegates on party-line floor
Associated PressJan 02 2024
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Nebraska minimum wage is now $12 an hour
Nebraska’s minimum wage increased from $10.50 an hour to $12 an hour on New Year’s Day. The Economic Policy Institute estimated that 91,000 Nebraska workers — 9.5% of Nebraska’s workforce — would see a wage increase when the state’s minimum wage went up. The bump is the second in a series of annual increases voters approved in 2022. Ballot Initiative 433 was an effort of Raise the Wage
Scottsbluff Star-HeraldJan 02 2024
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Nebraska minimum wage is now $12 an hour
Nebraska’s minimum wage increased from $10.50 an hour to $12 an hour on New Year’s Day. The Economic Policy Institute estimated that 91,000 Nebraska workers — 9.5% of Nebraska’s workforce — would see a wage increase when the state’s minimum wage went up. The bump is the second in a series of annual increases voters approved in 2022. Ballot Initiative 433 was an effort of Raise the Wage
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