Fast-food workers in California will now make $20 per hour. According to ZipRecruiter, as of Sep 21, 2023, “the average hourly pay for an Entry Level Rn in California is $28.94 an ...
Read More »Amazon Prime to raise yearly membership to what?
If you’re an Amazon Prime user, get ready to pay a whole lot more for the service. Monthly rates for customers in the United States will increase beginning this month. In a press release on ...
Read More »The labor shortage, pizza and a ‘living wage’
While a nationwide labor shortage has left many businesses struggling to find workers, some business owners say they are doing just fine. Michael Lastoria, CEO of &pizza, a restaurant chain in Washington, ...
Read More »Does a $15 minimum wage help workers? Target experiment hurts loyal employees
Bonnie Furlong started working at Target more than seven years ago. Today, however, she’s making the same as new hires and less than she was before the Minneapolis-based retailer raised its minimum ...
Read More »Hobby Lobby stores announce plan to increase minimum wage to $17 an hour
The Christian-owned Hobby Lobby retail chain is increasing its starting wage for all full-time employees to $17 an hour beginning on October 1. “Because this year has presented so many challenges to ...
Read More »Missouri bill to give private and public schools same minimum wage exemption
The Missouri House this week passed a bill that would exempt religious and private schools from the state’s minimum-wage law. In 2018, Missouri voters approved incrementally raising the state’s minimum wage to ...
Read More »Civil war evident in Democrat debates
The first of two nights of Democrat debates in Detroit highlighted what some analysts describe as a civil war for the direction of the Democratic Party. Liberal candidates pushing for radical change ...
Read More »Critics call out Bernie Sanders for minimum wage, job cuts
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders reports that he plans to cut his staff members hours after they complained they weren’t making $15 per hour. He says by cutting their hours, they’ll ...
Read More »Biden says ‘physical revolution’ needed to combat poverty
Without presenting actual data, former Vice President Joe Biden stated Monday a “physical revolution” could help overcome what he sees as Republican opposition to left-leaning poverty initiatives. He failed to mention the ...
Read More »15 minimum wage proposed for Kansas
Kansas House Bill 2022 proposes to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in Kansas by 2021. The bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Ward, (D) Wichita, appears to follow a national trend towards ...
Read More »Missouri’s wage hike takes effect, small business holds breath
Beginning today, people entering the workforce and receiving minimum pay will now make $8.60 per hour, up from $7.85 in 2018. With the passage of Proposition B in November’s election, the wage ...
Read More »Missouri minimum wage hike meets mixed reviews
Minimum wage increases were passed by Missouri voters on November 6 by a nearly 25% margin. What does it mean for workers and employers? The provisions of Proposition B will make the current ...
Read More »Amazon and Whole Foods to put squeeze on local grocers
Area neighborhood grocery stores have a new competitor to contend with. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Amazon is expanding its Prime Now grocery delivery service Wednesday to 10 new cities, ...
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