By Tribune Online March 28, 2020 The Gombe State government has suspended payment of the N30,000 minimum wage following dwindling finances due to the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. The State Deputy Governor, Mr Manassah Jatau, said at a press briefing on Saturday in Gombe, that the decision was taken after consultation with […]
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By The Editorial Board March 26, 2020 Hopkins is one of the most powerful institutions in Baltimore. It is the city’s largest employer: over 17,000 of its 37,000 employees are Baltimore residents. As a world-renowned university with an endowment of over $4 billion, Hopkins has the means and the responsibility of creating a more equitable
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By Jada Furlow March 28, 2020 Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse calls for incarcerated individuals to establish a fair minimum wage. According to a news release sent to 22New, Morse believes Congress should amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to explicitly include incarcerated workers in order to support the dignity of their life-saving contributions to
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By Kara Biernat March 27, 2020 A call from Quincy city leaders to push back the minimum wage increases in Illinois, set to go into effect in July. They said this is just another way to help businesses through what they’re calling a health and economic crisis. At TCBY, employees said due to the coronavirus,
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Reader rancor over minimum wage from bothersome to infuriating By Scott T. Holland | March 23, 2020 Last March I used this space to examine the spending power of someone working 40 hours per week on what then was the state’s minimum wage of $8.25 per hour. It’s now $9.25 and will be $10 as
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