Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Our Keiki Also Need A $17 Minimum Wage
It’s no surprise why so many high school seniors elect to leave Hawaii after school. By Dyson Chee / February 25, 2020 The Hawaii State Legislature is currently considering raising the minimum wage to $13 by 2024. When we talk about affordability, there are two sides to the equation: how much things cost, and how
State organization lobbies lawmakers to increase pay for direct support professionals
By Kelly Roberts February 24, 2020 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable people rely on direct support professionals or DSPs to care for them every day. DSPs care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and most of them do not get paid more than $10 an hour. Sometimes the love for
Chicago’s new Office of Labor Standards seeks to expose employers taking advantage of workers
By Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff February 23, 2020 CHICAGO (WLS) — The leader of Chicago’s new Office of Labor Standards hopes people will help expose employers taking advantage of their workers, from not paying minimum wage or overtime to controlling housing and identification documents. Ania Jakubek took part in an au pair program, moving
SUBURBAN MAYOR OPPOSES ADDING 1,500 JOBS AS ILLINOIS STRUGGLES WITH EMPLOYMENT
By Ben Szalinski February 24, 2020 Amazon bought the old commercial property, but Bolingbrook’s mayor opposes putting 1,500 jobs on it. Illinois’ job growth was below the national average in 2019. Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar flatly rejected Amazon’s bid to build an 825,000-square-foot fulfillment center, bringing 1,500 jobs to the suburb southwest of Chicago. Claar,
For Ohio Workers, Pay Stubs are Optional
By Jim Michaels Feb. 24, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC and Ohio News Connection) – Getting paid on Friday? Roughly half of all employees in the United States are paid on Fridays, but some don’t get a pay stub to go along with their pay. Ohio is one of nine states that doesn’t
Chamber pushes on for minimum wage pause, BPT rollback
By Nestor Licanto February 24, 2020 The growing coronavirus threat has the business community very worried. Chamber of Commerce President Catherine Castro was hopeful of some positive news from the Governor’s State of the Island address today as they seek ways to soften the blow of an anticipated slump in tourism. The global travel slowdown