Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Coronavirus response a ‘vast experiment’ that’s changing U.S. workplaces
By Edward Lempien March 17, 2020 While health leaders and policymakers race to limit the spread of COVID-19, the emerging crisis is having a dramatic impact on millions of healthy Americans — in restaurants, offices, taxicabs, classrooms and other places where they work. Just yesterday, six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area issued a
Advocates aim for more and better paying jobs for people with disabilities, who sometimes make less than minimum wage
By Tabitha Mueller March 16, 2020 During the 2019 legislative session, a bill designed to phase out “subminimum wage” — the practice of paying disabled employees less than the minimum wage and sometimes as little as three to four cents an hour — died without a vote. But the push is not over. With help
Myanmar workers seek up to K15,000 minimum wage
By Tint Zaw Tun March 16, 2020 The surveys were presented at Wednesday’s meeting of the National Committee for the Minimum Wage held in Nay Pyi Taw to begin preliminary review of the current minimum wage as mandated by law. Labour Minister U Thein Swe, who presided over the meeting, said everything would be considered
Why businesses get away with paying pennies to employees with disabilities
By Sara Luterman March 16, 2020 As we head into the endgame of the Democratic primary, it may not seem like the remaining candidates have very much in common. Former Vice President Joe Biden has campaigned for a return to the comfort and normalcy of the Obama era, while Sen. Bernie Sanders is asking for
Walmart raises minimum wage in e-commerce warehouses by $2
By: Gaurav Batavia | Mar. 23, 2020 As Walmart (NYSE:WMT) struggles to keep store shelves stocked and fulfill online orders arising from virus outbreak, the company has temporarily raised entry wages for workers in its e-commerce warehouses by $2 to $15-$19 an hour effective immediately through May 25, Memorial Day. Read More…
San Francisco Will Pay for Some Coronavirus Sick Leave
By All News KCBS Radio March 16, 2020 Private sector workers in San Francisco will be eligible to receive additional paid sick leave for coronavirus-related absences, Mayor London Breed announced Monday. The $10 million program is designed to cover up to five days of pay for workers who have already exhausted their companies’ sick leave