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Rookie EMTs in New York City barely getting by on near-minimum wages: unions

By Robert Pozarycki February 18, 2020 The Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) responded to more than 1.5 million medical emergencies last year, saving countless lives in the process. But many of these first responders — who endure high stress in a job where mere seconds may mean the difference between life and death — […]

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Economic Ministry seeks parliament counsel on minimum wage

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Avas February 18, 2020 The research report prepared by the Economic Ministry on the establishment of a minimum wage in the Maldives has been submitted at the parliament for deliberation. Speaker Mohamed Nasheed during Tuesday’s parliament sitting announced that the report had been sent to the parliament by Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail seeking the

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German minimum wage brought productivity boost, study shows

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By MalayMail February 18, 2020 Productivity by German workers has increased since the country introduced a minimum wage in 2015, a study published today by Anglo-German researchers showed. “Contrary to concerns that marked the debate before the national minimum wage was introduced, we did not find that it led to a reduction in employment,” University

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Minimum wage to rise to at least $12.65 through 4 increases beginning in April

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By CBS News February 21, 2020 Minimum wage for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians is slated to increase on April 1, and three more times after that until October 2021. The provincial government announced four increases to minimum wage on Friday, set to come into effect between April 1, 2020, and Oct. 1, 2021. Two of those

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Key Hawaii House committees approve minimum wage increase, earned income credit

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Kevin Dayton February 21, 2020 Two key House committees gave preliminary approval this morning to a modest increase in the state’s minimum wage along with a package of tax credits designed to help working families in Hawaii, but critics say the bump in the minimum wage won’t do nearly enough to help the people

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