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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 Read More

Chicago’s new Office of Labor Standards seeks to expose employers taking advantage of workers

Closing The Wage Gap / By Karl Kramer

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 Read More