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Why calling out sick won’t be easy for minimum wage workers amid coronavirus outbreak

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By Mary Kathryn Burke March 8, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website offer a simple solution for anyone who fears they might have symptoms of the novel coronavirus. Colorful, sneezy, coughing, achy cartoon people warn: “STOP! Stay home when you are sick … rest … and remember to wash your hands often […]

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Raising the bar: New Hampshire’s minimum wage needs to rise; how much is the question

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Mar 10, 2020 The minimum hourly wage an employer can legally pay workers is rising in 23 states this year, thanks to recent legislation. Thanks to one of Gov. Chris Sununu’s record number of vetoes last year, New Hampshire is not among those states. In fact, it’s been more than a decade since the minimum

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A low-wage worker turns to minimum-wage activism after a life in poverty

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By Eli Saslow Mar 9, 2020 She had been riding the city bus almost every day for the past decade without paying much attention to the people around her. Sara Fearrington, 43, was usually isolated in the fog of her own problems, commuting between working double shifts at Waffle House and parenting at home, but

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